diff --git a/handlers/external/external.go b/handlers/external/external.go
index 0ec48d03c..e4b486d3e 100644
--- a/handlers/external/external.go
+++ b/handlers/external/external.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/antchfx/xmlquery"
+	"github.com/buger/jsonparser"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/courier"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/courier/handlers"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/gsm7"
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ const (
 	configFromXPath = "from_xpath"
 	configTextXPath = "text_xpath"
 
+	configMOBody = "mo_body_content_type"
+
 	configMOFromField = "mo_from_field"
 	configMOTextField = "mo_text_field"
 	configMODateField = "mo_date_field"
@@ -148,6 +151,8 @@ func (h *handler) receiveMessage(ctx context.Context, channel courier.Channel, w
 	fromXPath := channel.StringConfigForKey(configFromXPath, "")
 	textXPath := channel.StringConfigForKey(configTextXPath, "")
 
+	moBody := channel.StringConfigForKey(configMOBody, "")
+
 	if fromXPath != "" && textXPath != "" {
 		// we are reading from an XML body, pull out our fields
 		body, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(r.Body, 100000))
@@ -168,6 +173,24 @@ func (h *handler) receiveMessage(ctx context.Context, channel courier.Channel, w
 
 		from = fromNode.InnerText()
 		text = textNode.InnerText()
+	} else if moBody == "json" {
+		// we are reading from an JSON body, pull out our fields
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(r.Body, 100000))
+		defer r.Body.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, handlers.WriteAndLogRequestError(ctx, h, channel, w, r, fmt.Errorf("unable to read request body: %s", err))
+		}
+
+		from, err = jsonparser.GetString(body, channel.StringConfigForKey(configMOFromField, "from"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, handlers.WriteAndLogRequestError(ctx, h, channel, w, r, fmt.Errorf("unable to find field 'from' in request body: %s", err))
+		}
+
+		text, err = jsonparser.GetString(body, channel.StringConfigForKey(configMOTextField, "text"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, handlers.WriteAndLogRequestError(ctx, h, channel, w, r, fmt.Errorf("unable to find field 'text' in request body: %s", err))
+		}
+		dateString, _ = jsonparser.GetString(body, channel.StringConfigForKey(configMODateField, "date"))
 	} else {
 		// parse our form
 		contentType := r.Header.Get("Content-Type")
diff --git a/handlers/external/external_test.go b/handlers/external/external_test.go
index 12146607c..712ae563d 100644
--- a/handlers/external/external_test.go
+++ b/handlers/external/external_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ var handleTestCases = []ChannelHandleTestCase{
 		ExpectedMsgText:      Sp("Join"),
 		ExpectedURN:          "tel:+2349067554729",
 	},
+
 	{
 		Label:                "Receive Valid Post multipart form",
 		URL:                  receiveURL,
@@ -264,11 +265,48 @@ var customTestCases = []ChannelHandleTestCase{
 	},
 }
 
+var MOJSONChannels = []courier.Channel{
+	test.NewMockChannel("8eb23e93-5ecb-45ba-b726-3b064e0c56ab", "EX", "2020", "US",
+		map[string]interface{}{
+			configMOFromField: "from_number",
+			configMOTextField: "messageText",
+			configMOBody:      "json",
+		},
+	),
+}
+
+var MOJSONTextCases = []ChannelHandleTestCase{
+	{
+		Label:                "Receive Valid Post JSON body",
+		URL:                  receiveURL,
+		Data:                 `{"from_number":"2349067554729", "messageText": "Join"}`,
+		ExpectedRespStatus:   200,
+		ExpectedBodyContains: "Accepted",
+		ExpectedMsgText:      Sp("Join"),
+		ExpectedURN:          "tel:+2349067554729",
+	},
+	{
+		Label:                "Receive missing field JSON body",
+		URL:                  receiveURL,
+		Data:                 `{"old":"2349067554729", "new": "Join"}`,
+		ExpectedRespStatus:   400,
+		ExpectedBodyContains: "unable to find field 'from' in request body",
+	},
+	{
+		Label:                "Receive invalid Post JSON body",
+		URL:                  receiveURL,
+		Data:                 `not_valid`,
+		ExpectedRespStatus:   400,
+		ExpectedBodyContains: "unable to find field 'from' in request body",
+	},
+}
+
 func TestHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	RunChannelTestCases(t, testChannels, newHandler(), handleTestCases)
 	RunChannelTestCases(t, testSOAPReceiveChannels, newHandler(), handleSOAPReceiveTestCases)
 	RunChannelTestCases(t, gmChannels, newHandler(), gmTestCases)
 	RunChannelTestCases(t, customChannels, newHandler(), customTestCases)
+	RunChannelTestCases(t, MOJSONChannels, newHandler(), MOJSONTextCases)
 }
 
 func BenchmarkHandler(b *testing.B) {