diff --git a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/CFMappings.pm b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/CFMappings.pm
index ee7985401c..9fd853c96a 100644
--- a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/CFMappings.pm
+++ b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/CFMappings.pm
@@ -30,6 +30,19 @@ class_has 'query_params' => (
     ]},
 );
 
+class_has 'documentation_sample' => (
+    is => 'ro',
+    default => sub { {
+        cfb => [{
+            "destinationset" => "quickset_cfb",
+            "timeset" => undef,
+        }],
+        cfna => [],
+        cft => [],
+        cft_ringtimeout => "200",
+        cfu => [],
+    } },
+);
 
 with 'NGCP::Panel::Role::API::CFMappings';
 
diff --git a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/CallForwards.pm b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/CallForwards.pm
index c9cebdcbe2..d9d7fa7539 100644
--- a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/CallForwards.pm
+++ b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/CallForwards.pm
@@ -30,6 +30,22 @@ class_has 'query_params' => (
     ]},
 );
 
+class_has 'documentation_sample' => (
+    is => 'ro',
+    default => sub { {
+        cfb => { "destinations" => [{
+                    "destination" => "voicebox",
+                    "priority" => "1",
+                    "timeout" => "300",
+                }],
+            "times" => [],
+        },
+        cfna => {},
+        cft => { "ringtimeout" => "199" },
+        cfu => {},
+    } },
+);
+
 with 'NGCP::Panel::Role::API::CallForwards';
 
 class_has('resource_name', is => 'ro', default => 'callforwards');
diff --git a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/Root.pm b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/Root.pm
index a51a555805..c3e2de1983 100644
--- a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/Root.pm
+++ b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/Root.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use HTTP::Response qw();
 use HTTP::Status qw(:constants);
 use MooseX::ClassAttribute qw(class_has);
 use File::Find::Rule;
+use JSON qw(to_json);
 BEGIN { extends 'Catalyst::Controller'; }
 require Catalyst::ActionRole::ACL;
 require Catalyst::ActionRole::CheckTrailingSlash;
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ sub GET : Allow {
             $sorting_cols = [$item_rs->result_source->columns];
         }
 
-        $c->stash->{collections}->{$rel} = { 
+        $c->stash->{collections}->{$rel} = {
             name => $mod, 
             description => $full_mod->api_description,
             fields => $form ? $self->get_collection_properties($form) : [],
@@ -90,6 +91,10 @@ sub GET : Allow {
             actions => $actions,
             item_actions => $item_actions,
             sorting_cols => $sorting_cols,
+            uri => "/api/$rel/",
+            sample => $full_mod->can('documentation_sample') # generate pretty json, but without outer brackets (this is tricky though)
+                ? to_json($full_mod->documentation_sample, {pretty => 1}) =~ s/(^\s*{\s*)|(\s*}\s*$)//rg =~ s/\n   /\n/rg
+                : undef,
         };
 
     }
diff --git a/share/templates/api/root.tt b/share/templates/api/root.tt
index 98cbbcd37d..0a7ddca3ed 100644
--- a/share/templates/api/root.tt
+++ b/share/templates/api/root.tt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         { level = 2,    id = 'relations',     title = 'Resources',                                      },
     ];
     FOREACH col IN collections.keys.sort;
-        chapters.push({ level = 3, id = col, title = collections.$col.name, uri = '/api/' _ col _ '/' });
+        chapters.push({ level = 3, id = col, title = collections.$col.name, uri = collections.$col.uri });
     END;
     chapters.push({ level = 2,    id = 'definitions',   title = 'Definitions' });
 -%]
diff --git a/share/templates/api/root/collection.tt b/share/templates/api/root/collection.tt
index 2cec7c7760..5b24d14889 100644
--- a/share/templates/api/root/collection.tt
+++ b/share/templates/api/root/collection.tt
@@ -12,6 +12,35 @@
 
 [% col.description %]
 
+[%-
+    #props_plain = '"id" : 1';
+    props_creation_first_flag = 1;
+    FOREACH p IN col.fields;
+        NEXT IF p.types.0 == 'null';
+        IF props_creation_first_flag;
+            props_creation_first_flag = 0;
+        ELSE;
+            props_plain = props_plain _ ",\n";
+        END;
+        IF p.types.0 == "Number";
+          val = 4;
+        ELSIF p.types.0 == "String";
+          val = '"test"';
+        ELSIF p.types.0 == "Boolean";
+          val = 'true';
+        ELSIF p.types.0 == "Array";
+          val = '[]';
+        ELSE;
+          val = '"missing"';
+        END;
+        props_plain = props_plain _ '"' _ p.name _ '" : ' _ val;
+    END;
+    props_plain = props_plain _ "\n";
+    IF col.sample;
+        props_plain = col.sample _ "\n";
+    END;
+%]
+
 <h[% level + 1 %]>Collection Actions</h[% level + 1%]>
 Allowed methods for the collection as in <span>METHOD [% uri %]</span>:
 [% UNLESS col.actions.size -%]
@@ -66,7 +95,7 @@ See description how to obtain properties, if any.
 <h[% level + 2 %]>Request available HTTP methods on the URI</h[% level + 2 %]>
 <p>
 [%
-    cmd = 'curl -i -X OPTIONS -H \'Connection: close\' --cert NGCP-API-client-certificate.pem --cacert ca-cert.pem https://example.org:1443/api/' _ id  _ '/';
+    cmd = 'curl -i -X OPTIONS -H \'Connection: close\' --cert NGCP-API-client-certificate.pem --cacert ca-cert.pem https://example.org:1443' _ uri;
     INCLUDE helpers/api_command.tt cmd=cmd level=level+3;
 
     request = 
@@ -93,26 +122,7 @@ Accept-Post: application/hal+json; profile="http://purl.org/sipwise/ngcp-api/#re
     cmd = 'curl -i -X GET -H \'Connection: close\' --cert NGCP-API-client-certificate.pem --cacert ca-cert.pem \'https://example.org:1443/api/' _ id _ '/?page=1&rows=1\'';
     INCLUDE helpers/api_command.tt cmd=cmd level=level+3;
 
-    props = '            "id" : 1';
-    FOREACH p IN col.fields;
-        NEXT IF p.types.0 == 'null';
-        props = props _ ',
-';
-        IF p.types.0 == "Number";
-          val = 4;
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "String";
-          val = '"test"';
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "Boolean";
-          val = 'true';
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "Array";
-          val = '[]';
-        ELSE;
-          val = '"missing"';
-        END;
-        props = props _ '            "' _ p.name _ '" : ' _ val;
-    END;
-    props = props _ ' 
-';
+    props = props_plain | indent(12);
 
     request =
 'GET /api/' _ id _ '/?page=1&rows=1 HTTP/1.1';
@@ -180,26 +190,8 @@ Content-Type: application/hal+json; profile="http://purl.org/sipwise/ngcp-api/"
     cmd = 'curl -i -X GET -H \'Connection: close\' --cert NGCP-API-client-certificate.pem --cacert ca-cert.pem \'https://example.org:1443/api/' _ id _ '/1\'';
     INCLUDE helpers/api_command.tt cmd=cmd level=level+3;
 
-    props = '   "id" : 1';
-    FOREACH p IN col.fields;
-        NEXT IF p.types.0 == 'null';
-        props = props _ ',
-';
-        IF p.types.0 == "Number";
-          val = 4;
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "String";
-          val = '"test"';
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "Boolean";
-          val = 'true';
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "Array";
-          val = '[]';
-        ELSE;
-          val = '"missing"';
-        END;
-        props = props _ '   "' _ p.name _ '" : ' _ val;
-    END;
-    props = props _ ' 
-';
+    props = props_plain | indent(3);
+
     request =
 'GET /api/' _ id _ '/1 HTTP/1.1';
     response =
@@ -237,54 +229,19 @@ Link: </api/' _ id _ '/1>; rel="item self"
 <h[% level + 2 %]>Create a new <i>[% id %]</i> item</h[% level + 2 %]>
 <p>
 [%
-    props = '';
-    FOREACH p IN col.fields;
-        NEXT IF p.types.0 == 'null';
-        IF p.types.0 == "Number";
-          val = 4;
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "String";
-          val = '"test"';
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "Boolean";
-          val = 'true';
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "Array";
-          val = '[]';
-        ELSE;
-          val = '"missing"';
-        END;
-        props = props _ '"' _ p.name _ '" : ' _ val;
-        props = props _ ', ';
-    END;
-    props = props.substr(0, props.length - 2);
+    props = props_plain | collapse;
 
     cmd = 'curl -i -X POST -H \'Connection: close\' -H \'Content-Type: application/json\' --cert NGCP-API-client-certificate.pem --cacert ca-cert.pem \'https://example.org:1443/api/' _ id _ '/\' --data-binary \'{ ' _ props _ ' }\'';
     INCLUDE helpers/api_command.tt cmd=cmd level=level+3;
 
-    props = '';
-    FOREACH p IN col.fields;
-        NEXT IF p.types.0 == 'null';
-        IF p.types.0 == "Number";
-          val = 4;
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "String";
-          val = '"test"';
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "Boolean";
-          val = 'true';
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "Array";
-          val = '[]';
-        ELSE;
-          val = '"missing"';
-        END;
-        props = props _ '   "' _ p.name _ '" : ' _ val;
-        props = props _ ',
-';
-    END;
-    props = props.substr(0, props.length - 2);
+    props = props_plain | indent(3);
+
     request =
 'POST /api/' _ id _ '/ HTTP/1.1
 Content-Type: application/json
 
 {
-' _ props _ '
-}';
+' _ props _ '}';
     response =
 'HTTP/1.1 201 Created
 Location: /api/' _ id _ '/2';
@@ -298,55 +255,19 @@ Location: /api/' _ id _ '/2';
 <h[% level + 2 %]>Update an existing <i>[% id %]</i> item</h[% level + 2 %]>
 <p>
 [%
-    props = '';
-    FOREACH p IN col.fields;
-        NEXT IF p.types.0 == 'null';
-        IF p.types.0 == "Number";
-          val = 4;
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "String";
-          val = '"test"';
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "Boolean";
-          val = 'true';
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "Array";
-          val = '[]';
-        ELSE;
-          val = '"missing"';
-        END;
-        props = props _ '"' _ p.name _ '" : ' _ val;
-        props = props _ ', ';
-    END;
-    props = props.substr(0, props.length - 2);
+    props = props_plain | collapse;
 
     cmd = 'curl -i -X PUT -H \'Connection: close\' -H \'Content-Type: application/json\' -H \'Prefer: return=minimal\' --cert NGCP-API-client-certificate.pem --cacert ca-cert.pem \'https://example.org:1443/api/' _ id _ '/2\' --data-binary \'{ ' _ props _ ' }\'';
     INCLUDE helpers/api_command.tt cmd=cmd extended=1 level=level+3;
 
-    props = '';
-    FOREACH p IN col.fields;
-        NEXT IF p.types.0 == 'null';
-        IF p.types.0 == "Number";
-          val = 4;
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "String";
-          val = '"test"';
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "Boolean";
-          val = 'true';
-        ELSIF p.types.0 == "Array";
-          val = '[]';
-        ELSE;
-          val = '"missing"';
-        END;
-        props = props _ '   "' _ p.name _ '" : ' _ val;
-        props = props _ ',
-';
-    END;
-    props = props.substr(0, props.length - 2);
+    props = props_plain | indent(3);
     request =
 'PUT /api/' _ id _ '/2 HTTP/1.1
 Content-Type: application/json
 Prefer: return=minimal
 
 {
-' _ props _ '
-}';
+' _ props _ '}';
     response =
 'HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
 Preference-Applied: return=minimal';