diff --git a/docs/api/commands/request.mdx b/docs/api/commands/request.mdx
index 0a3c780ff8b..560efc10561 100644
--- a/docs/api/commands/request.mdx
+++ b/docs/api/commands/request.mdx
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ Make an HTTP request.
 ```javascript
 cy.request(url)
 cy.request(url, body)
+cy.request(url, fixture)
 cy.request(method, url)
 cy.request(method, url, body)
+cy.request(method, url, fixture)
 cy.request(options)
 ```
 
@@ -66,6 +68,9 @@ cy.request('seed/admin') // URL is http://localhost:1234/seed/admin
 A request `body` to be sent in the request. Cypress sets the `Accepts` request
 header and serializes the response body by the `encoding` option.
 
+**<Icon name="angle-right" /> fixture** **_(String)_**
+A string specifying a fixture. The data in the fixture is used in the request `body`. The string is prefixed with `'fx:'` followed by the name of the fixture.
+
 **<Icon name="angle-right" /> method** **_(String)_**
 
 Make a request using a specific method. If no method is defined, Cypress uses
@@ -196,6 +201,25 @@ cy.request('POST', 'http://localhost:8888/users/admin', { name: 'Jane' }).then(
 )
 ```
 
+#### Send a `POST` request with a fixture as the JSON body
+
+```javascript
+cy.request('POST', 'http://localhost:8888/users/admin', 'fx:person').then(
+  (response) => {
+    // response.body is automatically serialized into JSON
+    expect(response.body).to.have.property('name', 'Jane') // true
+  }
+)
+```
+
+`person.json`
+
+```json
+{
+  name: 'Jane'
+}
+```
+
 ### Options
 
 #### Request a page while disabling auto redirect