diff --git a/cmd/url-parser/main.go b/cmd/url-parser/main.go
index c775c79..9123e1e 100644
--- a/cmd/url-parser/main.go
+++ b/cmd/url-parser/main.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/thegeeklab/url-parser/command"
@@ -21,19 +23,25 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Printf("%s version=%s date=%s\n", c.App.Name, c.App.Version, BuildDate)
 	}
 
-	config := &config.Config{}
+	cfg := &config.Config{}
 
 	app := &cli.App{
 		Name:    "url-parser",
 		Usage:   "Parse URL and shows the part of it.",
 		Version: BuildVersion,
-		Action:  command.Run(config),
+		Action:  command.Run(cfg),
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			&cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:        "url",
 				Usage:       "source url to parse",
 				EnvVars:     []string{"URL_PARSER_URL"},
-				Destination: &config.URL,
+				Destination: &cfg.URL,
+			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "stdin",
+				Usage:       "read url to parse from stdin",
+				EnvVars:     []string{"URL_PARSER_STDIN"},
+				Destination: &cfg.Stdin,
 			},
 		},
 		Commands: []*cli.Command{
@@ -41,59 +49,89 @@ func main() {
 				Name:    "all",
 				Aliases: []string{"a"},
 				Usage:   "Get all parts from url",
-				Action:  command.Run(config),
+				Action:  command.Run(cfg),
 			},
 			{
 				Name:    "scheme",
 				Aliases: []string{"s"},
 				Usage:   "Get scheme from url",
-				Action:  command.Scheme(config),
+				Action:  command.Scheme(cfg),
 			},
 			{
 				Name:    "user",
 				Aliases: []string{"u"},
 				Usage:   "Get username from url",
-				Action:  command.User(config),
+				Action:  command.User(cfg),
 			},
 			{
 				Name:    "password",
 				Aliases: []string{"pw"},
 				Usage:   "Get password from url",
-				Action:  command.Password(config),
+				Action:  command.Password(cfg),
 			},
 			{
 				Name:    "path",
 				Aliases: []string{"pt"},
 				Usage:   "Get path from url",
-				Action:  command.Path(config),
-				Flags:   command.PathFlags(config),
+				Action:  command.Path(cfg),
+				Flags:   command.PathFlags(cfg),
 			},
 			{
 				Name:    "host",
 				Aliases: []string{"h"},
 				Usage:   "Get hostname from url",
-				Action:  command.Host(config),
+				Action:  command.Host(cfg),
 			},
 			{
 				Name:    "port",
 				Aliases: []string{"p"},
 				Usage:   "Get port from url",
-				Action:  command.Port(config),
+				Action:  command.Port(cfg),
 			},
 			{
 				Name:    "query",
 				Aliases: []string{"q"},
 				Usage:   "Get query from url",
-				Action:  command.Query(config),
-				Flags:   command.QueryFlags(config),
+				Action:  command.Query(cfg),
+				Flags:   command.QueryFlags(cfg),
 			},
 			{
 				Name:    "fragment",
 				Aliases: []string{"f"},
 				Usage:   "Get fragment from url",
-				Action:  command.Fragment(config),
+				Action:  command.Fragment(cfg),
 			},
 		},
+		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+			if cfg.URL == "" && !cfg.Stdin {
+				_ = cli.ShowAppHelp(ctx)
+
+				return fmt.Errorf("error: %w", config.ErrRequiredFlagsNotSet)
+			}
+
+			if cfg.URL != "" && cfg.Stdin {
+				_ = cli.ShowAppHelp(ctx)
+
+				return fmt.Errorf("error: %w", config.ErrExclusiveFlags)
+			}
+
+			if cfg.Stdin {
+				stat, _ := os.Stdin.Stat()
+				if (stat.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) == 0 {
+					stdin, err := io.ReadAll(os.Stdin)
+					if err != nil {
+						return fmt.Errorf("error: %w: %w", config.ErrEmptyStdin, err)
+					}
+					cfg.URL = strings.TrimSuffix(string(stdin), "\n")
+				}
+
+				if cfg.URL == "" {
+					return fmt.Errorf("error: %w", config.ErrEmptyStdin)
+				}
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
diff --git a/command/commands.go b/command/commands.go
index 7137296..040acd8 100644
--- a/command/commands.go
+++ b/command/commands.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package command
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/thegeeklab/url-parser/config"
 )
 
 func parseURL(raw string) *url.URL {
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ func parseURL(raw string) *url.URL {
 
 	url, err := url.Parse(urlString)
 	if err != nil {
-		logrus.Fatal(err)
+		logrus.Fatal(fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", config.ErrParseURL, err))
 	}
 
 	return url
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index e81b56f..7ba2a90 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 package config
 
+import "errors"
+
+var (
+	ErrRequiredFlagsNotSet = errors.New("either \"url\" or \"stdin\" must be set")
+	ErrExclusiveFlags      = errors.New("\"url\" and \"stdin\" are mutually exclusive")
+	ErrEmptyStdin          = errors.New("\"stdin\" must not be empty")
+	ErrReadStdin           = errors.New("failed to read \"stdin\"")
+	ErrParseURL            = errors.New("failed to parse url")
+)
+
 type Config struct {
 	URL        string
+	Stdin      bool
 	QueryField string
 	PathIndex  int
 }