From de6a4ba76812e9669b9a9b38b61c4d25744208e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sunil Kushwaha <sunilkushwahaisgreat@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:35:15 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Docs: explain 415 error when receiving JSON

---
 docs/api.rst | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index d3c517f1..a25f0afd 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ Incoming Request Data
     :members:
     :inherited-members:
     :exclude-members: json_module
+.. note::
+
+   When receiving JSON data, Flask expects the request to include the
+   ``Content-Type: application/json`` header. If the header is missing or
+   the body cannot be parsed as JSON, Flask may return a
+   **415 Unsupported Media Type** error.
 
 .. data:: request