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title: 'API docs: rest.getcontenttype'
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## getContentType() function

Get the content-type header value from the request

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function getContentType(req: Request): string | undefined;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  req | Request | Http request |

<b>Returns:</b>

string \| undefined