diff --git a/savanna/api/v10.py b/savanna/api/v10.py
index ba6abf07..f91f578c 100644
--- a/savanna/api/v10.py
+++ b/savanna/api/v10.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from savanna.openstack.common import log as logging
 from savanna.service import api
 from savanna.service import validation as v
 from savanna.service.validations import images as v_images
+from savanna.service.validations import node_group_templates as v_ngt
 import savanna.utils.api as u
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ def node_group_templates_list():
 
 
 @rest.post('/node-group-templates')
+@v.validate(v_ngt.node_group_template_schema)
 def node_group_templates_create(data):
     return u.render(api.create_node_group_template(data).wrapped_dict)
 
diff --git a/savanna/service/validations/node_group_templates.py b/savanna/service/validations/node_group_templates.py
index e3f3e8d4..228aded9 100644
--- a/savanna/service/validations/node_group_templates.py
+++ b/savanna/service/validations/node_group_templates.py
@@ -12,3 +12,65 @@
 # implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+
+node_group_template_schema = {
+    "type": "object",
+    "properties": {
+        "name": {
+            "type": "string",
+        },
+        "tenant_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uuid",
+        },
+        "flavor_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uuid",
+        },
+        "plugin_name": {
+            "type": "string",
+        },
+        "hadoop_version": {
+            "type": "string",
+        },
+        "node_processes": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "items": {
+                "type": "string",
+            }
+        },
+        "image_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uuid",
+        },
+        "node_configs": {
+            "type": "configs",
+        },
+        "anti-affinity-group": {
+            "type": "string",
+        },
+        "volumes_per_node": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "minimum": 0,
+        },
+        "volumes_size": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "minimum": 0,
+        },
+        "volumes_mount_prefix": {
+            "type": "string",
+        },
+        "description": {
+            "type": "string",
+        },
+    },
+    "additionalProperties": False,
+    "required": [
+        "name",
+        "tenant_id",
+        "flavor_id",
+        "plugin_name",
+        "hadoop_version",
+        "node_processes",
+    ]
+}