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## validateRequestBody() function

Check whether the request body is valid according to the provided OpenAPI schema. The JSON schema is generated from the OpenAPI schema which is typically defined by `@requestBody()`<!-- -->. The validation leverages AJV schema validator.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function validateRequestBody(body: RequestBody, requestBodySpec?: RequestBodyObject, globalSchemas?: SchemasObject, options?: ValidationOptions): Promise<void>;
```

## Parameters

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Parameter


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Type


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Description


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body


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[RequestBody](./rest.requestbody.md)


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The request body parsed from an HTTP request.


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requestBodySpec


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RequestBodyObject


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_(Optional)_ The OpenAPI requestBody specification defined in `@requestBody()`<!-- -->.


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globalSchemas


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SchemasObject


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_(Optional)_ The referenced schemas generated from `OpenAPISpec.components.schemas`<!-- -->.


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options


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[ValidationOptions](./rest.validationoptions.md)


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_(Optional)_ Request body validation options for AJV


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**Returns:**

Promise&lt;void&gt;