---
title: "Parse a template"
method: POST
path: "/template_builder/parseTemplate"
tags: ["Template Builder"]
---

# Parse a template

`POST /template_builder/parseTemplate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://example.itential.io`
- URL: `https://example.itential.io/template_builder/parseTemplate`
- Auth: none declared

Parses templates based on the text and textfsm template sent in.

## Request body

- object
  - `data` TemplateBuilderParseTemplateInput: The text data to be parse and the textfsm template
    - `text` string, required
    - `template` TemplateBuilderParseTemplateInputTemplate, required: A template document
      - `_id` string
      - `name` string, required
      - `device` string, required
      - `command` string, required
      - `template` string, required
      - `text` string, required
      - `type` 'custom', required

## Response `200`

Results from textfsm

- TemplateBuilderParseTemplateResponse200

## Other responses

- `500`: Error response from API

## Changes

- **2026-10-31** `2095cc90e583`: 2 info
  - api tag `Template Builder` added
  - api tag `templateBuilder` removed

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2/changes/template_builder/parseTemplate/post.md)

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