caddy-website/src/docs/markdown/caddyfile/directives/request_body.md

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title: request_body (Caddyfile directive)
---

# request_body

Manipulates request body.


## Syntax

```caddy-d
request_body [<matcher>] {
  max_size <value>
}
```

- **max_size** is the maximum size in bytes allowed for the request body. It accepts all formats supported by [go-humanize](https://github.com/dustin/go-humanize/blob/master/bytes.go).


## Examples

Limit request body sizes to 10 megabytes:

```caddy-d
request_body {
  max_size 10MB
}
```