diff --git a/src/routes/v3/electrumx.js b/src/routes/v3/electrumx.js
index 0c6ca7b..43f2bb7 100644
--- a/src/routes/v3/electrumx.js
+++ b/src/routes/v3/electrumx.js
@@ -532,13 +532,13 @@ class Electrum {
    * @apiDescription Broadcast a raw transaction and return the transaction ID on success or error on failure.
    *
    * @apiExample Example usage:
-   * curl -X POST "https://api.fullstack.cash/v3/electrumx/tx/broadcast" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: text/plain" -d '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'
+   * curl -X POST "https://api.fullstack.cash/v3/electrumx/tx/broadcast" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"txHex":"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"}'
    *
    */
   // POST handler for broadcasting a single transaction
   async broadcastTransaction (req, res, next) {
     try {
-      const txHex = req.body
+      const txHex = req.body.txHex
 
       if (typeof txHex !== 'string') {
         res.status(400)
diff --git a/test/v3/a01-electrumx.js b/test/v3/a01-electrumx.js
index db5936a..0b45b88 100644
--- a/test/v3/a01-electrumx.js
+++ b/test/v3/a01-electrumx.js
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ describe('#ElectrumX Router', () => {
     })
 
     it('should throw an error object for invalid formatted transaction', async () => {
-      req.body = mockData.txDetails.hex.substring(10)
+      req.body.txHex = mockData.txDetails.hex.substring(10)
 
       stubMethodForUnitTests(
         electrumxRoute,
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ describe('#ElectrumX Router', () => {
       // We cannot send an actual broadcast transaction to mainnet
       if (process.env.TEST !== 'unit') return this.skip()
 
-      req.body = mockData.txDetails.hex
+      req.body.txHex = mockData.txDetails.hex
 
       stubMethodForUnitTests(
         electrumxRoute,