diff --git a/source/developers/rest_api.markdown b/source/developers/rest_api.markdown
index 3cce09cf727..cb70087e3de 100644
--- a/source/developers/rest_api.markdown
+++ b/source/developers/rest_api.markdown
@@ -389,6 +389,14 @@ Returns the rendered template in plain text.
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 ```
 
+Sample `curl` command:
+
+```bash
+$ curl -X POST -H "x-ha-access: YOUR_PASSWORD" \
+      -d '{"template": "It is {{ now }}!"}' \
+      http://localhost:8123/api/template
+```
+
 #### {% linkable_title POST /api/event_forwarding %}
 Setup event forwarding to another Home Assistant instance.