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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/openapi-spec-builder](./openapi-spec-builder.md) &gt; [ComponentsSpecBuilder](./openapi-spec-builder.componentsspecbuilder.md) &gt; [withRequestBody](./openapi-spec-builder.componentsspecbuilder.withrequestbody.md)

## ComponentsSpecBuilder.withRequestBody() method

Define a component request body.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
withRequestBody(name: string, requestBody: RequestBodyObject | ReferenceObject): this;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  name | string | The name of the request body |
|  requestBody | RequestBodyObject \| ReferenceObject | Specification of the request body |

<b>Returns:</b>

this