AI engineering glossary · Web APIs HTTP
What is request body?
Request body (also called Payload): The data a client sends after the headers of a request, used mainly with POST, PUT and PATCH. Its format is declared by the Content-Type header, and JSON is the most common choice for APIs.
Request body: an example
{"model": "small", "prompt": "Hello"} sent with a POST is a JSON request body.
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Where you learn it
Request body is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.