diff --git a/homeassistant/components/conversation/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/conversation/__init__.py
index a82034a4237..b2648d3d1f6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/conversation/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/conversation/__init__.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ async def get_agent(hass: core.HomeAssistant) -> AbstractConversationAgent:
 
 async def async_setup(hass, config):
     """Register the process service."""
-
     hass.data[DATA_CONFIG] = config
 
     async def handle_service(service):
@@ -77,6 +76,7 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
         DOMAIN, SERVICE_PROCESS, handle_service, schema=SERVICE_PROCESS_SCHEMA
     )
     hass.http.register_view(ConversationProcessView())
+    hass.http.register_view(ConversationHandleView())
     hass.components.websocket_api.async_register_command(websocket_process)
     hass.components.websocket_api.async_register_command(websocket_get_agent_info)
     hass.components.websocket_api.async_register_command(websocket_set_onboarding)
@@ -162,3 +162,40 @@ class ConversationProcessView(http.HomeAssistantView):
         )
 
         return self.json(intent_result)
+
+
+class ConversationHandleView(http.HomeAssistantView):
+    """View to handle intents from JSON."""
+
+    url = "/api/conversation/handle"
+    name = "api:conversation:handle"
+
+    @RequestDataValidator(
+        vol.Schema(
+            {
+                vol.Required("name"): cv.string,
+                vol.Optional("data"): vol.Schema({cv.string: object}),
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    async def post(self, request, data):
+        """Handle intent with name/data."""
+        hass = request.app["hass"]
+
+        try:
+            intent_name = data["name"]
+            slots = {
+                key: {"value": value} for key, value in data.get("data", {}).items()
+            }
+            intent_result = await intent.async_handle(
+                hass, DOMAIN, intent_name, slots, ""
+            )
+        except intent.IntentHandleError as err:
+            intent_result = intent.IntentResponse()
+            intent_result.async_set_speech(str(err))
+
+        if intent_result is None:
+            intent_result = intent.IntentResponse()
+            intent_result.async_set_speech("Sorry, I couldn't handle that")
+
+        return self.json(intent_result)
diff --git a/tests/components/conversation/test_init.py b/tests/components/conversation/test_init.py
index ff44eaccc8e..fc6508159ea 100644
--- a/tests/components/conversation/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/conversation/test_init.py
@@ -124,6 +124,51 @@ async def test_http_processing_intent(hass, hass_client):
     }
 
 
+async def test_http_handle_intent(hass, hass_client):
+    """Test handle intent via HTTP API."""
+
+    class TestIntentHandler(intent.IntentHandler):
+        """Test Intent Handler."""
+
+        intent_type = "OrderBeer"
+
+        async def async_handle(self, intent):
+            """Handle the intent."""
+            response = intent.create_response()
+            response.async_set_speech(
+                "I've ordered a {}!".format(intent.slots["type"]["value"])
+            )
+            response.async_set_card(
+                "Beer ordered", "You chose a {}.".format(intent.slots["type"]["value"])
+            )
+            return response
+
+    intent.async_register(hass, TestIntentHandler())
+
+    result = await async_setup_component(
+        hass,
+        "conversation",
+        {"conversation": {"intents": {"OrderBeer": ["I would like the {type} beer"]}}},
+    )
+    assert result
+
+    client = await hass_client()
+    resp = await client.post(
+        "/api/conversation/handle",
+        json={"name": "OrderBeer", "data": {"type": "Belgian"}},
+    )
+
+    assert resp.status == 200
+    data = await resp.json()
+
+    assert data == {
+        "card": {
+            "simple": {"content": "You chose a Belgian.", "title": "Beer ordered"}
+        },
+        "speech": {"plain": {"extra_data": None, "speech": "I've ordered a Belgian!"}},
+    }
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("sentence", ("turn on kitchen", "turn kitchen on"))
 async def test_turn_on_intent(hass, sentence):
     """Test calling the turn on intent."""