diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Returns a promise with the result of the `Dispatcher.request` method.
 
 Calls `options.dispatcher.request(options)`.
 
-See [Dispatcher.request](./docs/api/Dispatcher.md#dispatcherrequestoptions-callback) for more details.
+See [Dispatcher.request](./docs/api/Dispatcher.md#dispatcherrequestoptions-callback) for more details, and [request examples](./examples/README.md) for examples.
 
 ### `undici.stream([url, options, ]factory): Promise`
 
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60965c2898a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+
+## undici.request() examples
+
+### A simple GET request, read the response body as text:
+```js
+const { request } = require('undici')
+async function getRequest (port = 3001) {
+  // A simple GET request
+  const {
+    statusCode,
+    headers,
+    body
+  } = await request(`http://localhost:${port}/`)
+
+  const data = await body.text()
+  console.log('response received', statusCode)
+  console.log('headers', headers)
+  console.log('data', data)
+}
+```
+
+### A JSON POST request, read the response body as json:
+```js
+const { request } = require('undici')
+async function postJSONRequest (port = 3001) {
+  const requestBody = {
+    hello: 'JSON POST Example body'
+  }
+
+  const {
+    statusCode,
+    headers,
+    body
+  } = await request(
+    `http://localhost:${port}/json`,
+    { method: 'POST', headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify(requestBody) }
+  )
+
+  // .json() will fail if we did not receive a valid json body in response:
+  const decodedJson = await body.json()
+  console.log('response received', statusCode)
+  console.log('headers', headers)
+  console.log('data', decodedJson)
+}
+```
+
+### A Form POST request, read the response body as text:
+```js
+const { request } = require('undici')
+async function postFormRequest (port = 3001) {
+  // Make a URL-encoded form POST request:
+  const qs = require('querystring')
+
+  const requestBody = {
+    hello: 'URL Encoded Example body'
+  }
+
+  const {
+    statusCode,
+    headers,
+    body
+  } = await request(
+    `http://localhost:${port}/form`,
+    { method: 'POST', headers: { 'content-type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' }, body: qs.stringify(requestBody) }
+  )
+
+  const data = await body.text()
+  console.log('response received', statusCode)
+  console.log('headers', headers)
+  console.log('data', data)
+}
+```
+
+### A DELETE request
+```js
+const { request } = require('undici')
+async function deleteRequest (port = 3001) {
+  // Make a DELETE request
+  const {
+    statusCode,
+    headers,
+    body
+  } = await request(
+    `http://localhost:${port}/something`,
+    { method: 'DELETE' }
+  )
+
+  console.log('response received', statusCode)
+  console.log('headers', headers)
+  // For a DELETE request we expect a 204 response with no body if successful, in which case getting the body content with .json() will fail
+  if (statusCode === 204) {
+    console.log('delete successful')
+    // always consume the body if there is one:
+    await body.dump()
+  } else {
+    const data = await body.text()
+    console.log('received unexpected data', data)
+  }
+}
+```
diff --git a/examples/request.js b/examples/request.js
index 1b032544d5f..01dcf58b03b 100644
--- a/examples/request.js
+++ b/examples/request.js
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 const { request } = require('../')
 
-async function main () {
+async function getRequest (port = 3001) {
+  // A simple GET request
   const {
     statusCode,
     headers,
     body
-  } = await request('http://localhost:3001/')
+  } = await request(`http://localhost:${port}/`)
 
   const data = await body.text()
   console.log('response received', statusCode)
@@ -15,4 +16,79 @@ async function main () {
   console.log('data', data)
 }
 
-main()
+async function postJSONRequest (port = 3001) {
+  // Make a JSON POST request:
+
+  const requestBody = {
+    hello: 'JSON POST Example body'
+  }
+
+  const {
+    statusCode,
+    headers,
+    body
+  } = await request(
+    `http://localhost:${port}/json`,
+    { method: 'POST', headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify(requestBody) }
+  )
+
+  // .json() will fail if we did not receive a valid json body in response:
+  const decodedJson = await body.json()
+  console.log('response received', statusCode)
+  console.log('headers', headers)
+  console.log('data', decodedJson)
+}
+
+async function postFormRequest (port = 3001) {
+  // Make a URL-encoded form POST request:
+  const qs = require('querystring')
+
+  const requestBody = {
+    hello: 'URL Encoded Example body'
+  }
+
+  const {
+    statusCode,
+    headers,
+    body
+  } = await request(
+    `http://localhost:${port}/form`,
+    { method: 'POST', headers: { 'content-type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' }, body: qs.stringify(requestBody) }
+  )
+
+  const data = await body.text()
+  console.log('response received', statusCode)
+  console.log('headers', headers)
+  console.log('data', data)
+}
+
+async function deleteRequest (port = 3001) {
+  // Make a DELETE request
+  const {
+    statusCode,
+    headers,
+    body
+  } = await request(
+    `http://localhost:${port}/something`,
+    { method: 'DELETE' }
+  )
+
+  console.log('response received', statusCode)
+  console.log('headers', headers)
+  // For a DELETE request we expect a 204 response with no body if successful, in which case getting the body content with .json() will fail
+  if (statusCode === 204) {
+    console.log('delete successful')
+    // always consume the body if there is one:
+    await body.dump()
+  } else {
+    const data = await body.text()
+    console.log('received unexpected data', data)
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  getRequest,
+  postJSONRequest,
+  postFormRequest,
+  deleteRequest
+}
diff --git a/test/examples.js b/test/examples.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b814820cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/examples.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { createServer } = require('http')
+const { test } = require('tap')
+const examples = require('../examples/request.js')
+
+test('request examples', async (t) => {
+  let lastReq
+  const exampleServer = createServer((req, res) => {
+    lastReq = req
+    if (req.method === 'DELETE') {
+      res.statusCode = 204
+      return res.end()
+    } else if (req.method === 'POST') {
+      res.statusCode = 200
+      if (req.url === '/json') {
+        res.setHeader('content-type', 'application/json')
+        res.end('{"hello":"JSON Response"}')
+      } else {
+        res.end('hello=form')
+      }
+    } else {
+      res.statusCode = 200
+      res.end('hello')
+    }
+  })
+
+  const errorServer = createServer((req, res) => {
+    lastReq = req
+    res.statusCode = 400
+    res.setHeader('content-type', 'application/json')
+    res.end('{"error":"an error"}')
+  })
+
+  t.teardown(exampleServer.close.bind(exampleServer))
+  t.teardown(errorServer.close.bind(errorServer))
+
+  await exampleServer.listen(0)
+  await errorServer.listen(0)
+
+  await examples.getRequest(exampleServer.address().port)
+  t.equal(lastReq.method, 'GET')
+
+  await examples.postJSONRequest(exampleServer.address().port)
+  t.equal(lastReq.method, 'POST')
+  t.equal(lastReq.headers['content-type'], 'application/json')
+
+  await examples.postFormRequest(exampleServer.address().port)
+  t.equal(lastReq.method, 'POST')
+  t.equal(lastReq.headers['content-type'], 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
+
+  await examples.deleteRequest(exampleServer.address().port)
+  t.equal(lastReq.method, 'DELETE')
+
+  await examples.deleteRequest(errorServer.address().port)
+  t.equal(lastReq.method, 'DELETE')
+
+  t.end()
+})