diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eeaeab72e..c1fed5dee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ int main()
 
     // more json example
     CROW_ROUTE(app, "/add_json")
+    .methods("POST"_method)
     ([](const crow::request& req){
         auto x = crow::json::load(req.body);
         if (!x)