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# Method name: body()

# Method package: wixHttpFunctions

# Method menu location: wixHttpFunctions --> WixHttpFunctionRequest --> body

# Method Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/velo-only-apis/wix-http-functions/wix-http-function-request/body.md

# Method Description:

Returns an object representing the body of the incoming call to an HTTP function.

Use the functions of the returned `WixHttpFunctionRequestBody`
 object to get the body in a number of formats.

 The request body can be a maximum of 512kb.



# Method Code Examples:

*** Note: do not assume any prop names or enum values other than the ones in the example.

## Get the body from a call to an HTTP function

```javascript
// In http-functions.js

export function use_myFunction(request) {

  request.body.text()
    .then( (body) => {
      let requestBody = body;
    } );

}
```

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