diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 94bd098..d3aa6f8 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -429,6 +429,12 @@ func ReadStringFormValue(r url.Values, key string) (string, bool) {
 	return strval, len(strval) > 0
 }
 
+func ReadJsonDocumentFromBody(r io.Reader) (out map[string]any) {
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(r)
+	dec.Decode(&out)
+	return
+}
+
 func DotStringToTimestamp(tv string) primitive.Timestamp {
 	if len(tv) == 0 {
 		return primitive.Timestamp{T: 0, I: 0}