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

## BodyParser interface

Interface to be implemented by body parser extensions

**Signature:**

```typescript
export interface BodyParser 
```

## Properties

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Property


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Modifiers


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Type


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Description


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[name](./rest.bodyparser.name.md)


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string \| symbol


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Name of the parser


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## Methods

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Method


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Description


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[parse(request)](./rest.bodyparser.parse.md)


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Parse the request body


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[supports(mediaType)](./rest.bodyparser.supports.md)


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Indicate if the given media type is supported


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