diff --git a/examples/stubs.json b/examples/stubs.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a3fa8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/stubs.json
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+[
+    {
+        "method": "GET",
+        "path": "/",
+        "status": 200,
+        "response": {
+            "success": true
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "method": "GET",
+        "path": "/users",
+        "status": 200,
+        "response": {
+            "success": true,
+            "ids": [1, 2, 3]
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "method": "POST",
+        "path": "/users",
+        "status": 201,
+        "response": {
+            "success": true,
+            "id": 4
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "method": "GET",
+        "path": "/admin",
+        "status": 401,
+        "response": {
+            "success": false,
+            "message": "unauthorized"
+        }
+    }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/http/server.go b/http/server.go
index f94869f..71cf286 100644
--- a/http/server.go
+++ b/http/server.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func NewMux(schemas []localroast.Schema) Mux {
 			method: schema.Method,
 			path:   schema.Path,
 		}
-		mux[route] = schema.StatusCode
+		mux[route] = schema.Status
 	}
 	return mux
 }
diff --git a/http/server_test.go b/http/server_test.go
index e83e8b5..6552f76 100644
--- a/http/server_test.go
+++ b/http/server_test.go
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@ func TestNewServer(t *testing.T) {
 func TestNewMux(t *testing.T) {
 	schemas := []localroast.Schema{
 		localroast.Schema{
-			Method:     "GET",
-			Path:       "/",
-			StatusCode: 200,
+			Method: "GET",
+			Path:   "/",
+			Status: 200,
 		},
 		localroast.Schema{
-			Method:     "GET",
-			Path:       "/users",
-			StatusCode: 200,
+			Method: "GET",
+			Path:   "/users",
+			Status: 200,
 		},
 		localroast.Schema{
-			Method:     "POST",
-			Path:       "/users",
-			StatusCode: 201,
+			Method: "POST",
+			Path:   "/users",
+			Status: 201,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestNewMux(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, schema.StatusCode, resp.StatusCode)
+		assert.Equal(t, schema.Status, resp.StatusCode)
 	}
 
 	resp, err = http.Get(server.URL + "/unknown")
diff --git a/localroast.go b/localroast.go
index 86efd5c..23771be 100644
--- a/localroast.go
+++ b/localroast.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package localroast
 
 type Schema struct {
-	Method     string
-	Path       string
-	StatusCode int
+	Method string
+	Path   string
+	Status int
 }
diff --git a/schema/json.go b/schema/json.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0d4f9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/json.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package schema
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/caalberts/localroast"
+)
+
+func FromJSON(filepath string) ([]localroast.Schema, error) {
+	f, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []localroast.Schema{}, err
+	}
+	return BytesToSchema(f)
+}
+
+type stub struct {
+	Method   *string         `json:"method"`
+	Path     *string         `json:"path"`
+	Status   *int            `json:"status"`
+	Response json.RawMessage `json:"response"`
+}
+
+func BytesToSchema(bytes []byte) ([]localroast.Schema, error) {
+	var stubs []stub
+	err := json.Unmarshal(bytes, &stubs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []localroast.Schema{}, err
+	}
+
+	schemas := make([]localroast.Schema, len(stubs))
+	for i, stub := range stubs {
+		if f := missingFields(stub); len(f) > 0 {
+			return []localroast.Schema{}, fmt.Errorf("Missing required fields: %s", strings.Join(f, ", "))
+		}
+		schemas[i] = localroast.Schema{
+			Method: *stub.Method,
+			Path:   *stub.Path,
+			Status: *stub.Status,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return schemas, nil
+}
+
+func missingFields(s stub) []string {
+	var missingFields []string
+	if s.Method == nil {
+		missingFields = append(missingFields, "method")
+	}
+	if s.Path == nil {
+		missingFields = append(missingFields, "path")
+	}
+	if s.Status == nil {
+		missingFields = append(missingFields, "status")
+	}
+	return missingFields
+}
diff --git a/schema/json_test.go b/schema/json_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c366de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/json_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package schema
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+var validJSON, _ = ioutil.ReadFile("../examples/stubs.json")
+
+func TestBytesToSchema(t *testing.T) {
+	schemas, err := BytesToSchema(validJSON)
+
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 4, len(schemas))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, http.MethodGet, schemas[0].Method)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.MethodGet, schemas[1].Method)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.MethodPost, schemas[2].Method)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.MethodGet, schemas[3].Method)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "/", schemas[0].Path)
+	assert.Equal(t, "/users", schemas[1].Path)
+	assert.Equal(t, "/users", schemas[2].Path)
+	assert.Equal(t, "/admin", schemas[3].Path)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, schemas[0].Status)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, schemas[1].Status)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusCreated, schemas[2].Status)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, schemas[3].Status)
+}
+
+var missingKeys = `
+[
+	{
+		"response": {
+			"success": true
+		}
+	}
+]
+`
+
+func TestJSONWithMissingKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := BytesToSchema([]byte(missingKeys))
+	assert.NotNil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "Missing required fields: method, path, status", err.Error())
+}
+
+var invalidJSON = `
+[
+    {
+        method: "GET",
+        path: "/",
+        status: 200,
+        response: {
+            "success": true
+        }
+    }
+]
+`
+
+func TestInvalidJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := BytesToSchema([]byte(invalidJSON))
+	assert.NotNil(t, err)
+}
+
+var jsonObject = `
+{
+	"method": "POST",
+	"path": "/users",
+	"status": 201,
+	"response": {
+		"success": true,
+		"id": 4
+	}
+}
+`
+
+func TestJSONObject(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := BytesToSchema([]byte(jsonObject))
+	assert.NotNil(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/schema/string.go b/schema/string.go
index 60b466d..3826fbb 100644
--- a/schema/string.go
+++ b/schema/string.go
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ func FromString(definition string) (localroast.Schema, error) {
 
 	method := matches[1]
 	path := matches[2]
-	code, _ := strconv.Atoi(matches[3])
+	status, _ := strconv.Atoi(matches[3])
 	schema := localroast.Schema{
-		Method:     method,
-		Path:       path,
-		StatusCode: code,
+		Method: method,
+		Path:   path,
+		Status: status,
 	}
 	return schema, nil
 }
diff --git a/schema/string_test.go b/schema/string_test.go
index dbbaea3..03e71f2 100644
--- a/schema/string_test.go
+++ b/schema/string_test.go
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ func TestFromStrings(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "/users", schemas[1].Path)
 	assert.Equal(t, "/user/1", schemas[2].Path)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, schemas[0].StatusCode)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusCreated, schemas[1].StatusCode)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusForbidden, schemas[2].StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, schemas[0].Status)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusCreated, schemas[1].Status)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusForbidden, schemas[2].Status)
 
 	definitions = []string{
 		"GET / 200",
@@ -48,25 +48,25 @@ var schemaTests = []struct {
 	{
 		"GET / 200",
 		localroast.Schema{
-			Method:     http.MethodGet,
-			Path:       "/",
-			StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Path:   "/",
+			Status: http.StatusOK,
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		"POST / 201",
 		localroast.Schema{
-			Method:     http.MethodPost,
-			Path:       "/",
-			StatusCode: http.StatusCreated,
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Path:   "/",
+			Status: http.StatusCreated,
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		"PUT /user/1 403",
 		localroast.Schema{
-			Method:     http.MethodPut,
-			Path:       "/user/1",
-			StatusCode: http.StatusForbidden,
+			Method: http.MethodPut,
+			Path:   "/user/1",
+			Status: http.StatusForbidden,
 		},
 	},
 }
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestFromString(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, test.expected.Method, schema.Method)
 		assert.Equal(t, test.expected.Path, schema.Path)
-		assert.Equal(t, test.expected.StatusCode, schema.StatusCode)
+		assert.Equal(t, test.expected.Status, schema.Status)
 	}
 }