---
title: "Save method request body"
slug: "apigateway-postrequestbody"
updated: 2026-09-17T09:35:41Z
published: 2026-09-17T09:35:41Z
canonical: "api.ncloud-docs.com/apigateway-postrequestbody"
---

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# Save method request body

Available in Classic and VPC

Add a request body to a customized method.

## Request

This section describes the request format. The method and URI are as follows:

| Method | URI |
| --- | --- |
| POST | /api/v1/products/{product-id}/apis/{api-id}/resources/{resource-id}/methods/{method-name}/request-body |

### Request headers

For information about the headers common to all API Gateway APIs, see [API Gateway request headers](/docs/en/ai-application-service-apigateway#%EC%9A%94%EC%B2%AD%ED%97%A4%EB%8D%94).

### Request path parameters

The following descYou can use the following path parameters with your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `product-id` | String | Required | ID of product the API belongs to - 0-10 characters - See [Get product list](/docs/en/apigateway-product-getproductlist). |
| `api-id` | String | Required | ID of the API whose request body will be added - 1-10 characters - See [Get API](/docs/en/apigateway-api-apis). |
| `resource-id` | String | Required | ID of the target resource in the API - 1-10 characters - See [Get resource list](/docs/en/apigateway-resource-getresourcelist). |
| `method-name` | String | Required | Target method type - `ANY` \| `GET` \| `POST` \| `PUT` \| `DELETE` \| `PATCH` \| `OPTIONS` \| `HEAD` |

### Request syntax

The request syntax is as follows:

```
{
  "bodyName" : "bodyName",
  "modelId" : "modelId",
  "bodyDescription" : "bodyDescription"
}
```

### Request body

You can include the following data in the body of your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `bodyName` | String | Required | Name of the request body to save - 0-100 characters |
| `modelId` | String | Required | ID of the model to apply - Use pre-created model. - Check available models through the [Get model](/doc/apigateway-getmodels) action. |
| `bodyDescription` | String | Optional | Description of the request body - 0-2000 characters |

### Request example

The request example is as follows:

```
curl --location --request POST 'https://apigateway.apigw.ntruss.com/api/v1/products/********o9/apis/cvcohvd2xj/resources/tf73xuex0v/methods/PATCH/request-body' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-timestamp: {Timestamp}' \
--header 'x-ncp-iam-access-key: {Access Key}' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-signature-v2: {API Gateway Signature}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
  "bodyName" : "patchbody",
  "modelId" : "qw33h0i33i",
  "bodyDescription" : "api key body"
}'
```

## Response

This section describes the response format.

### Response syntax

The response syntax is as follows:

```
{
  "modelId" : "modelId",
  "modelName" : "modelName",
  "bodyName" : "bodyName",
  "bodyDescription" : "bodyDescription"
}
```

### Response status codes

For information about the HTTP status codes common to all API Gateway APIs, see [API Gateway response status codes](/docs/en/ai-application-service-apigateway#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C).

### Response example

The response example is as follows:

```
{
    "modelId": "qw33h0i33i",
    "modelName": "ApiKeyDto",
    "bodyName": "patchbody",
    "bodyDescription": "api key body"
}
```