sails/docs/reference/req/req.is.md

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# `req.is()`

Returns true if this request's declared "Content-Type" matches the specified media/mime `type`.

Specifically, this method matches the given `type` against this request's "Content-Type" header.

### Usage
```usage
req.is(type);
```


### Example
Assuming the request contains a "Content-Type" header, "text/html; charset=utf-8":
```javascript
req.is('html');
// -> true
req.is('text/html');
// -> true
req.is('text/*');
// -> true
```




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