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title: Stories
url: https://www.tines.com/docs/stories/
updated: 2026-02-20T16:02:44+00:00
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# Stories

*[View on tines.com](https://www.tines.com/docs/stories/)*

## Introduction

Stories are a collection of interconnected actions working towards a singular mission that can be automated. They can be viewed as analogous to playbooks, use-cases, or workflows. To support sharing, stories can be imported and exported. 

A story is made up primarily of [actions](https://www.tines.com/docs/actions) and [tools](https://www.tines.com/docs/actions/tools/). 

> **TIP:** Get inspiration for your next story with our [library](https://www.tines.com/library/) of pre-built examples of Tines in action.

## Adding actions to stories

[Actions](https://www.tines.com/docs/actions) can be added to a story in three ways:

1. Dragging an empty action or a template onto the storyboard.
2. Copy and pasting actions into the storyboard from another story. 
3. Copy and pasting a cURL request into the Tines storyboard. 

Learn more about actions [here](https://www.tines.com/docs/actions/).

## Default stories

When Tines tenants are created they contain 1 story:

**Your first story**: This story contains a quick video demonstrating the basics of Tines and instructions to build your first story.