# Callable recipes
Callable recipes are a type of recipe that can be called from another recipe. This helps to reduce the length of your recipes by separating a repeatable set of actions into a callable recipe that can be called from other recipes that require the same steps.
A callable recipe is triggered by a call from another recipe instead of a trigger event in an application.
Callable recipes can also be exposed as REST endpoints using the API Platform feature.
# Advantages of using callable recipes
| Advantages | Details |
|---|---|
| Easier to test | By grouping a set of actions into a separate recipe instead of repeating them in the same recipe, you reduce the effort needed to change and test the steps. |
| More readable | Instead of having really long recipes, break it out into smaller recipes that can be called. |
| Sharing across recipes | If you have a standard error notification policy, you can create a recipe and then have all recipes call this recipe for error notification. |
| Share across accounts and with partners | You can expose REST APIs to your business partners. e.g. a REST API that provides inventory status to your suppliers. |
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