diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/queries/templates/QueryTemplateManagement.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/queries/templates/QueryTemplateManagement.java
index c7821db..81cf349 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/queries/templates/QueryTemplateManagement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/queries/templates/QueryTemplateManagement.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.AlreadyPresen
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.NotFoundException;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.ResourceRegistryException;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.queries.InvalidQueryException;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.types.SchemaViolationException;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.contexts.security.QueryTemplatesSecurityContext;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.contexts.security.SecurityContext;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.instances.base.entities.EntityElementManagement;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public class QueryTemplateManagement extends EntityElementManagement<Context, En
 	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(QueryTemplateManagement.class);
 
 	protected String name;
+	protected JsonNode params;
 
 	public QueryTemplateManagement() {
 		super(AccessType.QUERY_TEMPLATE);
@@ -46,6 +48,10 @@ public class QueryTemplateManagement extends EntityElementManagement<Context, En
 		getWorkingContext();
 	}
 
+	protected void checkERMatch() throws ResourceRegistryException {
+		getOClass();
+	}
+	
 	public void setName(String name) {
 		this.name = name;
 	}
@@ -177,5 +183,36 @@ public class QueryTemplateManagement extends EntityElementManagement<Context, En
 			throw new ResourceRegistryException(e);
 		}
 	}
+
+	public void setParams(String params) throws ResourceRegistryException {
+		try {
+			ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+			JsonNode jsonNode = objectMapper.readTree(params);
+			setParams(jsonNode);
+		} catch (ResourceRegistryException e) {
+			throw e;
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new ResourceRegistryException(e);
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+	public void setParams(JsonNode params) throws ResourceRegistryException {
+		// TODO checks here
+		this.params = params;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Run the query after having replaced query parameter with the provided values
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String run() {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		return null;
+	}
+	
+	public void sanityCheck() throws SchemaViolationException, ResourceRegistryException {
+		// No sanity check required
+	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/rest/QueryTemplateManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/rest/QueryTemplateManager.java
index 20a4e10..36d64c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/rest/QueryTemplateManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/rest/QueryTemplateManager.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.rest;
 import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
 import javax.ws.rs.DELETE;
 import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+import javax.ws.rs.POST;
 import javax.ws.rs.PUT;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
@@ -88,6 +89,21 @@ public class QueryTemplateManager {
 		return queryTemplateManagement.read();
 	}
 	
+	@POST
+	@Path("{" + AccessPath.QUERY_TEMPLATE_NAME_PATH_PARAM + "}")
+	@Produces(ResourceInitializer.APPLICATION_JSON_CHARSET_UTF_8)
+	public String run(@PathParam(AccessPath.QUERY_TEMPLATE_NAME_PATH_PARAM) String queryTemplateName, String params)
+			throws NotFoundException, InvalidQueryException, ResourceRegistryException {
+		logger.info("Requested {} with name", QueryTemplate.NAME, queryTemplateName);
+		CalledMethodProvider.instance.set("readQueryTemplate");
+		
+		QueryTemplateManagement queryTemplateManagement = new QueryTemplateManagement();
+		queryTemplateManagement.setName(queryTemplateName);
+		queryTemplateManagement.setParams(params);
+		return queryTemplateManagement.run();
+	}
+	
+	
 	/*
 	 * DELETE /query-templates/{QUERY_TEMPLATE_NAME}
 	 * e.g. DELETE /query-templates/GetAllRunningInstances
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/queries/templates/QueryTemplateManagementTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/queries/templates/QueryTemplateManagementTest.java
index 38e41ec..8c94267 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/queries/templates/QueryTemplateManagementTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/queries/templates/QueryTemplateManagementTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.queries.templates;
 
-import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.ResourceRegistryException;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.queries.templates.impl.entities.QueryTemplateImpl;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.queries.templates.impl.properties.TemplateVariableImpl;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.queries.templates.reference.entities.QueryTemplate;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.queries.templates.reference.properties.TemplateVariable;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.queries.JsonQueryTest;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.utils.ElementMapper;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -9,13 +19,58 @@ public class QueryTemplateManagementTest {
 
 	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(QueryTemplateManagementTest.class);
 	
-	//@Test
-	public void testCreate() throws ResourceRegistryException {
-		QueryTemplateManagement queryTemplateManagement = new QueryTemplateManagement();
-		queryTemplateManagement.setName("Test");
-		queryTemplateManagement.setJson("");
-		String created = queryTemplateManagement.create();
-		logger.debug(created);
+	public File getQueryTemplatesDirectory() throws Exception {
+		URL logbackFileURL = JsonQueryTest.class.getClassLoader().getResource("logback-test.xml");
+		File logbackFile = new File(logbackFileURL.toURI());
+		File resourcesDirectory = logbackFile.getParentFile();
+		return new File(resourcesDirectory, "queryTemplates");
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testCreate() throws Exception {
+		File queryTemplatesDirectory = getQueryTemplatesDirectory();
+		File jsonQueryTemaplateFile = new File(queryTemplatesDirectory, "queryTemplate" + 1 + ".json");
+		ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+		JsonNode jsonNode = objectMapper.readTree(jsonQueryTemaplateFile);
+		
+		String name = "Test";
+		
+		QueryTemplate queryTemplate = new QueryTemplateImpl();
+		queryTemplate.setName(name);
+		queryTemplate.setDescription("A Test Query Template");
+		queryTemplate.setTemplate(jsonNode);
+		
+		TemplateVariable stateTemplateVariable = new TemplateVariableImpl();
+		stateTemplateVariable.setName("$state");
+		stateTemplateVariable.setDescription("StateFacet value");
+		stateTemplateVariable.setDefaultValue("running");
+		queryTemplate.addTemplateVariable(stateTemplateVariable);
+		
+		TemplateVariable nameTemplateVariable = new TemplateVariableImpl();
+		nameTemplateVariable.setName("$name");
+		nameTemplateVariable.setDescription("SoftwareFacet name");
+		nameTemplateVariable.setDefaultValue("resource-registry");
+		queryTemplate.addTemplateVariable(nameTemplateVariable);
+		
+		TemplateVariable groupTemplateVariable = new TemplateVariableImpl();
+		groupTemplateVariable.setName("$group");
+		groupTemplateVariable.setDescription("SoftwareFacet group");
+		groupTemplateVariable.setDefaultValue("information-system");
+		queryTemplate.addTemplateVariable(nameTemplateVariable);
+		
+		String json = ElementMapper.marshal(queryTemplate);
+		
+		logger.info("Going to create {}: {}", QueryTemplate.NAME, json);
+		
+		QueryTemplate gotQueryTemplate = ElementMapper.unmarshal(QueryTemplate.class, json);
+		JsonNode gotTemplate = gotQueryTemplate.getTemplate();
+		logger.info("{}", gotTemplate.toString());
+		
+//		QueryTemplateManagement queryTemplateManagement = new QueryTemplateManagement();
+//		queryTemplateManagement.setName("Test");
+//		queryTemplateManagement.setJson(json);
+//		String created = queryTemplateManagement.create();
+//		logger.debug(created);
 	}
 	
 	@Test