Request: body property

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The body read-only property of the {{domxref("Request")}} interface contains a {{domxref("ReadableStream")}} with the body contents that have been added to the request. Note that a request using the GET or HEAD method cannot have a body and null is returned in these cases.

Value

A {{domxref("ReadableStream")}} or null.

Examples

const request = new Request("/myEndpoint", {
  method: "POST",
  body: "Hello world",
});

request.body; // ReadableStream

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("Request.bodyUsed")}}