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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/rest](./rest.md) &gt; [RestServer](./rest.restserver.md) &gt; [bodyParser](./rest.restserver.bodyparser.md)

## RestServer.bodyParser() method

Bind a body parser to the server context

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
bodyParser(bodyParserClass: Constructor<BodyParser>, address?: BindingAddress<BodyParser>): Binding<BodyParser>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  bodyParserClass | [Constructor](./context.constructor.md)<!-- -->&lt;[BodyParser](./rest.bodyparser.md)<!-- -->&gt; |  |
|  address | [BindingAddress](./context.bindingaddress.md)<!-- -->&lt;[BodyParser](./rest.bodyparser.md)<!-- -->&gt; | Optional binding address |

<b>Returns:</b>

[Binding](./context.binding.md)<!-- -->&lt;[BodyParser](./rest.bodyparser.md)<!-- -->&gt;