diff --git a/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go b/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
index c3a60fff..dca27e0e 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package templates
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -221,3 +223,55 @@ mainLoop:
 		template.Executer = executer.NewExecuter([]protocols.Request{&offlinehttp.Request{}}, &options)
 	}
 }
+
+// ParseFromReader reads the template from reader
+// returns the parsed template
+func ParseFromReader(reader io.Reader, options protocols.ExecuterOptions) (*Template, error) {
+
+	template := &Template{}
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(data, template); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if utils.IsBlank(template.Info.Name) {
+		return nil, errors.New("no template name field provided")
+	}
+	if template.Info.Authors.IsEmpty() {
+		return nil, errors.New("no template author field provided")
+	}
+
+	// Setting up variables regarding template metadata
+	options.TemplateID = template.ID
+	options.TemplateInfo = template.Info
+	options.StopAtFirstMatch = template.StopAtFirstMatch
+
+	if template.Variables.Len() > 0 {
+		options.Variables = template.Variables
+	}
+
+	// If no requests, and it is also not a workflow, return error.
+	if template.Requests() == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no requests defined for %s", template.ID)
+	}
+
+	if err := template.compileProtocolRequests(options); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if template.Executer != nil {
+		if err := template.Executer.Compile(); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not compile request")
+		}
+		template.TotalRequests = template.Executer.Requests()
+	}
+	if template.Executer == nil && template.CompiledWorkflow == nil {
+		return nil, ErrCreateTemplateExecutor
+	}
+	template.parseSelfContainedRequests()
+
+	return template, nil
+}