Why can't I copy/paste interactions anymore?

Thanks for your post, and hello, ​@Silvia Gamboa! That’s unfortunate that this is disrupting your workflow.

Are you copying within the same file, or between different files? Also, are you specifically trying to copy just the interaction itself, or are you copying a component that has an interaction and expecting that interaction to present on the new copy/instance? I tested the latter and it worked for me, which is the expected behavior when copying layers.

Still seems to be broken in 126.6.14, Mac Desktop and web.

​@adamsmasher - Same for me. Mac Desktop v126.6.14, and the web browser version. Command-C just refuses to copy any interaction, and only pastes in whatever I copied previously (text, images, etc).

Going through the support issue history, this seems to have been happening off and on for years now. It’d be super helpful to have a dedicated ‘Copy interactions’ button or menu item so this feature is a bit more bullet-proof. 

Cheers!

​@adamsmasher - Doh! That last reply was from my free account. This is from my Org paid account.

No worries, ​@Jason_Thompson! Heads up, I also merged your other post by your free account onto this post so we can keep the conversation all in one place. In the time since my reply to ​@Silvia Gamboa, I did a bit more testing and found that copying interactions in specific is inconsistent. Sometimes I need to deselect any layers so I see all interactions showing, then click on one and copy again for it to work (and sometimes this took a couple tries). I’m checking with the team for more information.

In the meantime, are you using the Windows or Mac desktop app? I tested in Chrome as well as the newest version of the Mac OS desktop app (126.7.8 - newer than what you provided, so I recommend updating just so we’re all on the same version). Are you copying with a keyboard shortcut (how I was doing it), or by going to the menu?

Thanks ​@adamsmasher,  I had done the ‘Check for Updates’ option in Figma desktop, but it said I had the latest. I just downloaded new from the website and replaced the old, and now I’m on 126.7.8.

I was on Mac OS Version 15.7.3, but just upgraded to 15.7.7 to see if that would help, but it didn’t.

No matter how many times I tried to copy / paste (Command-C, Command-V) from the blue left side of the interaction, or the purple arrow, the interaction would not copy, and will only paste a text or image that was copied prior to that. Best I could do was copy the whole component variant and paste that in, then modify the interactions.

HOWEVER, I just tried copying and pasting simple interactions between other simpler components and it worked! Then tried to copy and paste more complex interactions from one component to another, and those worked too, but the original component I was trying to copy interactions from still wouldn’t copy, though I could paste the interactions from the other, simpler components.

So then I deleted the original complex interaction that wouldn’t copy, re-created it from scratch, and it copied and pasted to other components! My guess is I’d modified the order of the interactions so much, that particular component’s interactions got corrupted and wouldn’t copy at all. Deleting and recreating the interactions reset the corruption…?

However, I’m now seeing that my pasted ‘Set variable mode’ interaction is not sticking, so I have to assign a mode and value for each time I paste it. Still not ideal, but a bit better.
 

I’d still push for that ‘Copy interactions’ button or menu item rather than having the hidden copy hack. Cheers!

Hello ​@adamsmasher !

My issue is building prototypes, not on components.

I’m using Figma Desktop App version 126.6.14. on Tahoe 26.1. (I also tried on Web version)

My normal workflow was working beautifully.

1. I copied an interaction on a prototype (just selected the blue line of the interaction and hit Command + C. It was never from the right side panel.)
2. I selected the layer/component where I wanted that interaction on all the prototype
3. Used “Select matching layers”
4. Pasted the interaction on all (Command + V)
5. Done

Now every time I try to copy the blue line interaction it doesn’t work. It pastes the component with the interaction, or any text I had on my clipboard.

My normal workflow took me less than a minute to complete a big prototype. Now is making me select layer by layer to add the interaction. Or copy the component and placed it correctly again and again.

I’m having the same problem.

Desktop app version 126.3.12
Chrome browser 150.0.7871.182

I’m selecting an object with an interaction in Prototype mode, selecting either the interaction noodle or the interaction from the right hand panel, using Cmd+C or right/option click and selecy “Copy” from the menu, then selecting the target object, then usinf Cmd + V or right/option click and select “Paste”.

In any combination the pasted item is either a copy of the source object (complete with interaction noodle) or the item I copy and pasted BEFORE I selected the interaction I wanted to duplicate.

This appears to also be broken in the browser environment too, so whatever this is appears to be a core issue, not environemtnal.

An yes, I’ve force quit the desktop, cleared caches in both desktop and mobile environments, switched my computer off and back on again ...

I also noticed the same issue just now, exactly as ​@Silvia Gamboa described. It was so useful feature to copy only the interaction and paste it to another layer/component.

I use Figma Desktop App version 126.7.10 on macOS Sequoia Version 15.7.7

I just updated to 126.7.10 and it still doesn’t work.

A report was officially created here. Is there anything else we should do to help solve this bug?

​@adamsmasher