diff --git a/cookbook/templates/url_import.html b/cookbook/templates/url_import.html
index 64c4ec0e..57dddcb7 100644
--- a/cookbook/templates/url_import.html
+++ b/cookbook/templates/url_import.html
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
+        <div class="row">
+                <div class="col-md-12">
+                    <div class="input-group mb-3">
+                        <input class="form-control" v-model="json_data" placeholder="{% trans 'Enter json directly' %}">
+                        <div class="input-group-append">
+                            <button @click="loadRecipeJson()" class="btn btn-primary shadow-none" type="button"
+                                    id="id_btn_search"><i class="fas fa-search"></i>
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
 
         <div class="row">
             <div class="col-md-12">
@@ -369,6 +381,21 @@
                         this.makeToast(gettext('Error'), msg, 'danger')
                     })
                 },
+                loadRecipeJson: function () {
+                    this.recipe_data = undefined
+                    this.error = undefined
+                    this.loading = true
+                    this.$http.post("{% url 'api_recipe_from_json' %}", {'json': this.json_data}, {emulateJSON: true}).then((response) => {
+                        console.log(response.data)
+                        this.recipe_data = response.data;
+                        this.loading = false
+                    }).catch((err) => {
+                        this.error = err.data
+                        this.loading = false
+                        console.log(err)
+                        this.makeToast(gettext('Error'), gettext('There was an error loading a resource!') + err.bodyText, 'danger')
+                    })
+                },
                 importRecipe: function () {
                     if (this.recipe_data.name.length > 128) {
                         this.makeToast(gettext('Error'), gettext('Recipe name is longer than 128 characters'), 'danger')
diff --git a/cookbook/urls.py b/cookbook/urls.py
index bbe97dac..925e8bfb 100644
--- a/cookbook/urls.py
+++ b/cookbook/urls.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('api/plan-ical/<slug:from_date>/<slug:to_date>/', api.get_plan_ical, name='api_get_plan_ical'),
     path('api/recipe-from-url/', api.recipe_from_url, name='api_recipe_from_url'),
     path('api/recipe-from-json/', api.recipe_from_json, name='api_recipe_from_json'),
+    path('api/backup/', api.get_backup, name='api_backup'),
     path('api/ingredient-from-string/', api.ingredient_from_string, name='api_ingredient_from_string'),
 
     path('dal/keyword/', dal.KeywordAutocomplete.as_view(), name='dal_keyword'),
diff --git a/cookbook/views/api.py b/cookbook/views/api.py
index dc254241..07a29bd3 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/api.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/api.py
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ from cookbook.helper.ingredient_parser import parse
 from cookbook.helper.permission_helper import (CustomIsAdmin, CustomIsGuest,
                                                CustomIsOwner, CustomIsShare,
                                                CustomIsShared, CustomIsUser,
-                                               group_required, share_link_valid)
-from cookbook.helper.recipe_url_import import get_from_html, get_from_scraper, find_recipe_json
+                                               group_required)
+from cookbook.helper.recipe_url_import import get_from_html, find_recipe_json
 from cookbook.models import (CookLog, Food, Ingredient, Keyword, MealPlan,
                              MealType, Recipe, RecipeBook, ShoppingList,
                              ShoppingListEntry, ShoppingListRecipe, Step,
@@ -533,6 +533,23 @@ def get_plan_ical(request, from_date, to_date):
     return response
 
 
+@group_required('user')
+def recipe_from_json(request):
+    mjson = request.POST['json']
+
+    md_json = json.loads(mjson)
+    if ('@type' in md_json
+            and md_json['@type'] == 'Recipe'):
+        return JsonResponse(find_recipe_json(md_json, ''))
+    return JsonResponse(
+        {
+            'error': True,
+            'msg': _('Could not parse correctly...')
+        },
+        status=400
+    )
+
+
 @group_required('user')
 def recipe_from_url(request):
     url = request.POST['url']