diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3c1f01f..1f69f0f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -78,3 +78,10 @@ generate: tools ${OPENAPI_SPEC} ## Generate the Horreum client
 		set -e ;\
 		${PROJECT_BIN}/kiota generate -l python -c HorreumRawClient -n raw_client -d ${OPENAPI_PATH}/openapi.yaml -o ${GENERATED_CLIENT_PATH} ;\
 	}
+
+
+##@ Example
+
+.PHONY: run-example
+run-example: ## Run basic example
+	cd examples && python basic_example.py
diff --git a/examples/basic_example.py b/examples/basic_example.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1102a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basic_example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import asyncio
+import json
+
+from kiota_abstractions.base_request_configuration import RequestConfiguration
+
+from horreum import new_horreum_client
+from horreum.horreum_client import HorreumClient
+from horreum.raw_client.models.extractor import Extractor
+from horreum.raw_client.models.run import Run
+from horreum.raw_client.models.schema import Schema
+from horreum.raw_client.models.test import Test
+from horreum.raw_client.models.transformer import Transformer
+from horreum.raw_client.api.run.test.test_request_builder import TestRequestBuilder
+
+base_url = "http://localhost:8080"
+username = "user"
+password = "secret"
+
+cleanup_data = True
+
+
+async def create_schema(client: HorreumClient, data_path: str) -> int:
+    print(f"creating schema from {data_path}")
+    schema_data = json.load(open(data_path), object_hook=lambda d: Schema(**d))
+    print(schema_data)
+
+    schema_id = await client.raw_client.api.schema.post(schema_data)
+    assert schema_id > 0
+    return schema_id
+
+
+async def create_schema_transformers(client: HorreumClient, schema_id: int, data_path: str,
+                                     extractors_data_path: str) -> int:
+    print(f"creating transformer from {data_path}")
+    transformer_data = json.load(open(data_path), object_hook=lambda d: Transformer(**d))
+    print(transformer_data)
+
+    print(f"creating extractors from {extractors_data_path}")
+    extractors_data = json.load(open(extractors_data_path),
+                                object_hook=lambda d: Extractor(**d))
+    print(extractors_data)
+
+    transformer_data.extractors = extractors_data
+
+    transformer_id = await client.raw_client.api.schema.by_id_id(schema_id).transformers.post(transformer_data)
+    assert transformer_id > 0
+    return transformer_id
+
+
+async def create_test(client: HorreumClient, data_path: str) -> Test:
+    print(f"creating test from {data_path}")
+
+    test_data = json.load(open(data_path), object_hook=lambda d: Test(**d))
+    print(test_data)
+
+    test = await client.raw_client.api.test.post(test_data)
+    assert test.id > 0
+    return test
+
+
+async def set_test_transformers(client: HorreumClient, test_id: int, transformers: list[int]):
+    await client.raw_client.api.test.by_id(test_id).transformers.post(transformers)
+
+
+async def upload_run(client: HorreumClient, test_id: int, run_path: str, run_data_path: str):
+    print(f"uploading run from {run_path}")
+
+    run = json.load(open(run_path), object_hook=lambda d: Run(**d))
+    run_data = json.load(open(run_data_path))
+    run.data = json.dumps(run_data)
+    print(run)
+
+    query_params = TestRequestBuilder.TestRequestBuilderPostQueryParameters(test=str(test_id))
+    config = RequestConfiguration(query_parameters=query_params)
+    await client.raw_client.api.run.test.post(run, config)
+
+
+async def setup_roadrunner_test(client: HorreumClient):
+    print("creating roadrunner test")
+
+    acme_benchmark_schema_id = await create_schema(client, "./data/acme_benchmark_schema.json")
+    acme_horreum_schema_id = await create_schema(client, "./data/acme_horreum_schema.json")
+
+    acme_transformers_id = await create_schema_transformers(client, acme_benchmark_schema_id,
+                                                            "./data/acme_transformer.json",
+                                                            "./data/acme_transformer_extractors.json")
+
+    roadrunner_test = await create_test(client, "./data/roadrunner_test.json")
+    await set_test_transformers(client, roadrunner_test.id, [acme_transformers_id])
+
+    await upload_run(client, roadrunner_test.id, "./data/roadrunner_run.json", "./data/roadrunner_run_data.json")
+
+
+async def delete_all(client: HorreumClient):
+    """ cleanup all Horreum data """
+
+    print("cleaning up tests")
+    get_tests = await client.raw_client.api.test.get()
+    for t in get_tests.tests:
+        await client.raw_client.api.test.by_id(t.id).delete()
+
+    get_tests = await client.raw_client.api.test.get()
+    assert get_tests.count == 0
+
+    print("cleaning up schemas")
+    get_schemas = await client.raw_client.api.schema.get()
+    for s in get_schemas.schemas:
+        await client.raw_client.api.schema.by_id_id(s.id).delete()
+
+    get_schemas = await client.raw_client.api.schema.get()
+    assert get_schemas.count == 0
+
+
+async def example():
+    client = await new_horreum_client(base_url, username, password)
+
+    if cleanup_data:
+        await delete_all(client)
+
+    await setup_roadrunner_test(client)
+
+    # check data is properly injected in the server
+    get_schemas = await client.raw_client.api.schema.get()
+    assert get_schemas.count == 2
+
+    get_tests = await client.raw_client.api.test.get()
+    assert get_tests.count == 1
+
+    get_runs = await client.raw_client.api.run.list_.get()
+    assert get_runs.total == 1
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    asyncio.run(example())
diff --git a/examples/data/acme_benchmark_schema.json b/examples/data/acme_benchmark_schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7e4751
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data/acme_benchmark_schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "ACME Benchmark Schema",
+  "description": "Data produced by benchmarking tool",
+  "owner": "dev-team",
+  "access": "PUBLIC",
+  "uri": "urn:acme:benchmark:0.1"
+}
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diff --git a/examples/data/acme_horreum_schema.json b/examples/data/acme_horreum_schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7b9aca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data/acme_horreum_schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "ACME Horreum Schema",
+  "description": "Used in Datasets",
+  "owner": "dev-team",
+  "access": "PUBLIC",
+  "uri": "urn:acme:horreum:0.1"
+}
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diff --git a/examples/data/acme_transformer.json b/examples/data/acme_transformer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6091761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data/acme_transformer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "name": "Acme Transformer",
+  "description": "Transformer for converting complex runs into individual datasets",
+  "owner": "dev-team",
+  "access": "PUBLIC",
+  "target_schema_uri": "urn:acme:horreum:0.1",
+  "function": "({results, hash}) => results.map(r => ({ ...r, hash }))"
+}
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diff --git a/examples/data/acme_transformer_extractors.json b/examples/data/acme_transformer_extractors.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7acf2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data/acme_transformer_extractors.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[
+    {
+      "name": "hash",
+      "jsonpath": "$.buildHash",
+      "isarray": false
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "results",
+      "jsonpath": "$.results",
+      "isarray": false
+    }
+]
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diff --git a/examples/data/hyperfoil_schema.json b/examples/data/hyperfoil_schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c008a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data/hyperfoil_schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "Hyperfoil",
+  "description": "Results from Hyperfoil benchmark",
+  "owner": "dev-team",
+  "access": "PUBLIC",
+  "uri": "http://hyperfoil.io/run-schema/v3.0"
+}
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diff --git a/examples/data/protected_test.json b/examples/data/protected_test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad35fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data/protected_test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "Protected test",
+  "description": "You should see this only when logged in",
+  "owner": "dev-team",
+  "access": "PROTECTED",
+  "datastore_id": 11
+}
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diff --git a/examples/data/roadrunner_run.json b/examples/data/roadrunner_run.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97eb531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data/roadrunner_run.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "description": "Example run of Roadrunner",
+  "owner": "dev-team",
+  "access": "PUBLIC",
+  "start": 1669388931000,
+  "stop": 1669388932000
+}
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diff --git a/examples/data/roadrunner_run_data.json b/examples/data/roadrunner_run_data.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a109d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data/roadrunner_run_data.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "urn:acme:benchmark:0.1",
+    "something": "This gets lost by the transformer",
+    "buildHash": "defec8eddeadbeafcafebabeb16b00b5",
+    "results": [
+      {
+        "test": "Foo",
+        "requests": 123,
+        "duration": 10
+      },
+      {
+        "test": "Bar",
+        "requests": 456,
+        "duration": 20
+      }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/examples/data/roadrunner_test.json b/examples/data/roadrunner_test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af3d8b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data/roadrunner_test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "Roadrunner Test",
+  "description": "acme.com benchmark",
+  "owner": "dev-team",
+  "access": "PUBLIC",
+  "fingerprint_labels": [ "benchmark_test" ]
+}
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diff --git a/examples/data/roadrunner_variables.json b/examples/data/roadrunner_variables.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f60cb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data/roadrunner_variables.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[
+  {
+    "name": "throughput",
+    "labels": [ "throughput" ],
+    "changeDetection": [
+      {
+        "model": "relativeDifference"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
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diff --git a/examples/data/roadrunner_view.json b/examples/data/roadrunner_view.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9c03d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data/roadrunner_view.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "name": "Default",
+  "components": [
+    {
+      "headerOrder": 1,
+      "headerName": "Test",
+      "labels": [ "benchmark_test" ]
+    },
+    {
+      "headerOrder": 1,
+      "headerName": "Throughput",
+      "labels": [ "throughput" ],
+      "render": "value => value + \"req/s\""
+    }
+  ]
+}
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