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title: 'API docs: openapi-v3.requestbody.file'
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## requestBody.file() function

Define a requestBody of `file` type. This is used to support multipart/form-data based file upload. Use `@requestBody` for other content types.

[OpenAPI file upload](https://swagger.io/docs/specification/describing-request-body/file-upload)

**Signature:**

```typescript
file: (properties?: {
        description?: string;
        required?: boolean;
    }) => (target: object, member: string, index: number) => void
```

## Parameters

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Parameter


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Type


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Description


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properties


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{ description?: string; required?: boolean; }


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_(Optional)_ Optional description and required flag


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**Returns:**

(target: object, member: string, index: number) =&gt; void

## Example

import {<!-- -->Request<!-- -->} from '<!-- -->@<!-- -->loopback/rest';

```ts
class MyController {
  @post('/pictures')
  upload(
    @requestBody.file()
    request: Request,
  ) {
    // ...
  }
}
```