diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c9bdcdd..956be4d3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Version 68:
 * Adjust buffer size in fast server
 * Use string_ref in older Boost versions
 * Optimize field lookups
+* Add const_body, mutable_body to examples
 
 API Changes:
 
diff --git a/doc/2_examples.qbk b/doc/2_examples.qbk
index 0fdf034b..703e63d0 100644
--- a/doc/2_examples.qbk
+++ b/doc/2_examples.qbk
@@ -130,9 +130,11 @@ the example described in the Core Foundations document section.
 This code is reused between some of the examples. The header files
 stand alone can be directly included in your projects.
 
+* [repo_file example/common/const_body.hpp]
 * [repo_file example/common/detect_ssl.hpp]
 * [repo_file example/common/file_body.hpp]
 * [repo_file example/common/mime_types.hpp]
+* [repo_file example/common/mutable_body.hpp]
 * [repo_file example/common/rfc7231.hpp]
 * [repo_file example/common/ssl_stream.hpp]
 * [repo_file example/common/write_msg.hpp]
diff --git a/example/common/const_body.hpp b/example/common/const_body.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4a0f743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/common/const_body.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2017 Mike Gresens (mike dot gresens at gmail dot com)
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+
+#ifndef BEAST_EXAMPLE_COMMON_CONST_BODY_HPP
+#define BEAST_EXAMPLE_COMMON_CONST_BODY_HPP
+
+#include <beast/http/message.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/buffer.hpp>
+#include <boost/optional.hpp>
+
+namespace detail {
+
+template <typename T>
+using is_const_character = std::integral_constant<bool,
+    std::is_integral<T>::value &&
+    sizeof(T) == 1
+>;
+
+template<class T, class = void>
+struct is_const_container : std::false_type { };
+
+template<class T>
+struct is_const_container<T, beast::detail::void_t<
+    decltype( std::declval<typename T::size_type&>() = std::declval<T&>().size() ),
+    decltype( std::declval<const typename T::value_type*&>() = std::declval<T&>().data() )
+> > : std::true_type { };
+
+}
+
+/** An HTTP message body represented by a constant character container.
+
+    Meets the requirements of @b Body.
+*/
+template <typename ConstContainer>
+struct const_body
+{
+    static_assert(
+        detail::is_const_character<typename ConstContainer::value_type>::value &&
+        detail::is_const_container<ConstContainer>::value,
+        "ConstContainer requirements not met");
+
+    /// The type of the body member when used in a message.
+    using value_type = ConstContainer;
+
+    /// Returns the content length of the body in a message.
+    static
+    std::uint64_t
+    size(value_type const& v)
+    {
+        return v.size();
+    }
+
+#if BEAST_DOXYGEN
+    /// The algorithm to obtain buffers representing the body
+    using reader = implementation_defined;
+#else
+    class reader
+    {
+        value_type const& body_;
+
+    public:
+        using const_buffers_type =
+            boost::asio::const_buffers_1;
+
+        template<bool isRequest, class Fields>
+        explicit
+        reader(beast::http::message<isRequest, const_body,
+                Fields> const& msg, beast::error_code& ec)
+            : body_(msg.body)
+        {
+            ec.assign(0, ec.category());
+        }
+
+        boost::optional<std::pair<const_buffers_type, bool>>
+        get(beast::error_code& ec)
+        {
+            ec.assign(0, ec.category());
+            return {{const_buffers_type{
+                body_.data(), body_.size()}, false}};
+        }
+    };
+#endif
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/example/common/mutable_body.hpp b/example/common/mutable_body.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1125a4e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/common/mutable_body.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2017 Mike Gresens (mike dot gresens at gmail dot com)
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+
+#ifndef BEAST_EXAMPLE_COMMON_MUTABLE_BODY_HPP
+#define BEAST_EXAMPLE_COMMON_MUTABLE_BODY_HPP
+
+#include <beast/http/message.hpp>
+#include <beast/http/error.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/buffer.hpp>
+#include <boost/optional.hpp>
+
+namespace detail {
+
+template <typename T>
+using is_mutable_character = std::integral_constant<bool,
+    std::is_integral<T>::value &&
+    sizeof(T) == 1
+>;
+
+template<class T, class = void>
+struct is_mutable_container : std::false_type { };
+
+template< class T >
+struct is_mutable_container<T, beast::detail::void_t<
+    decltype( std::declval<typename T::size_type&>() = std::declval<T&>().size() ),
+    decltype( std::declval<const typename T::value_type*&>() = std::declval<T&>().data() ),
+    decltype( std::declval<T&>().reserve(0) ),
+    decltype( std::declval<T&>().resize(0) )
+> > : std::true_type { };
+
+}
+
+/** An HTTP message body represented by a mutable character container.
+
+    Meets the requirements of @b Body.
+*/
+template <typename MutableContainer>
+struct mutable_body
+{
+    static_assert(
+        detail::is_mutable_character<typename MutableContainer::value_type>::value &&
+        detail::is_mutable_container<MutableContainer>::value,
+        "MutableContainer requirements not met");
+
+    /// The type of the body member when used in a message.
+    using value_type = MutableContainer;
+
+    /// Returns the content length of the body in a message.
+    static
+    std::uint64_t
+    size(value_type const& v)
+    {
+        return v.size();
+    }
+
+#if BEAST_DOXYGEN
+    /// The algorithm to obtain buffers representing the body
+    using reader = implementation_defined;
+#else
+    class reader
+    {
+        value_type const& body_;
+
+    public:
+        using const_buffers_type =
+            boost::asio::const_buffers_1;
+
+        template<bool isRequest, class Fields>
+        explicit
+        reader(beast::http::message<isRequest, mutable_body,
+                Fields> const& msg, beast::error_code& ec)
+            : body_(msg.body)
+        {
+            ec.assign(0, ec.category());
+        }
+
+        boost::optional<std::pair<const_buffers_type, bool>>
+        get(beast::error_code& ec)
+        {
+            ec.assign(0, ec.category());
+            return {{const_buffers_type{
+                body_.data(), body_.size()}, false}};
+        }
+    };
+#endif
+
+#if BEAST_DOXYGEN
+    /// The algorithm used store buffers in this body
+    using writer = implementation_defined;
+#else
+    class writer
+    {
+        value_type& body_;
+
+    public:
+        template<bool isRequest, class Fields>
+        explicit
+        writer(beast::http::message<isRequest, mutable_body, Fields>& m,
+            boost::optional<std::uint64_t> const& content_length,
+                beast::error_code& ec)
+            : body_(m.body)
+        {
+            if(content_length)
+            {
+                if(*content_length > (std::numeric_limits<
+                        std::size_t>::max)())
+                {
+                    ec = boost::system::errc::make_error_code(
+                            boost::system::errc::not_enough_memory);
+                    return;
+                }
+                ec.assign(0, ec.category());
+                body_.reserve(static_cast<
+                    std::size_t>(*content_length));
+            }
+        }
+
+        template<class ConstBufferSequence>
+        void
+        put(ConstBufferSequence const& buffers,
+                beast::error_code& ec)
+        {
+            using boost::asio::buffer_size;
+            using boost::asio::buffer_copy;
+            auto const n = buffer_size(buffers);
+            auto const len = body_.size();
+            try
+            {
+                body_.resize(len + n);
+            }
+            catch(std::length_error const&)
+            {
+                ec = beast::http::error::buffer_overflow;
+                return;
+            }
+            ec.assign(0, ec.category());
+            buffer_copy(boost::asio::buffer(
+                &body_[0] + len, n), buffers);
+        }
+
+        void
+        finish(beast::error_code& ec)
+        {
+            ec.assign(0, ec.category());
+        }
+    };
+#endif
+
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/test/common/CMakeLists.txt b/test/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 96b3fa3a..0f7910bb 100644
--- a/test/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ add_executable (common-test
     ${COMMON_INCLUDES}
     detect_ssl.cpp
     file_body.cpp
+    const_body.cpp
+    mutable_body.cpp
     mime_types.cpp
     rfc7231.cpp
     ssl_stream.cpp
diff --git a/test/common/const_body.cpp b/test/common/const_body.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10cdd823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/common/const_body.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2017 Mike Gresens (mike dot gresens at gmail dot com)
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+
+// Test that header file is self-contained.
+#include "../../example/common/const_body.hpp"
+
diff --git a/test/common/mutable_body.cpp b/test/common/mutable_body.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db195b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/common/mutable_body.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2017 Mike Gresens (mike dot gresens at gmail dot com)
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+
+// Test that header file is self-contained.
+#include "../../example/common/mutable_body.hpp"
+
diff --git a/test/http/doc_examples.cpp b/test/http/doc_examples.cpp
index 3b073715..1e190e09 100644
--- a/test/http/doc_examples.cpp
+++ b/test/http/doc_examples.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #include "example/doc/http_examples.hpp"
 #include "example/common/file_body.hpp"
+#include "example/common/const_body.hpp"
+#include "example/common/mutable_body.hpp"
 
 #include <beast/core/read_size.hpp>
 #include <beast/core/detail/clamp.hpp>
@@ -16,10 +18,37 @@
 #include <beast/test/yield_to.hpp>
 #include <beast/unit_test/suite.hpp>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <array>
+#include <vector>
+#include <list>
 
 namespace beast {
 namespace http {
 
+struct Thing {
+    char value;
+};
+
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_const_character<char>::value == true);
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_const_character<unsigned char>::value == true);
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_const_character<char32_t>::value == false);
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_const_character<Thing>::value == false);
+
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_const_container<std::string>::value == true);
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_const_container<string_view>::value == true);
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_const_container<std::vector<char>>::value == true);
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_const_container<std::list<char>>::value == false);
+
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_mutable_character<char>::value == true);
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_mutable_character<unsigned char>::value == true);
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_mutable_character<char32_t>::value == false);
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_mutable_character<Thing>::value == false);
+
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_mutable_container<std::string>::value == true);
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_mutable_container<string_view>::value == false);
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_mutable_container<std::vector<char>>::value == true);
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(::detail::is_mutable_container<std::list<char>>::value == false);
+
 class doc_http_samples_test
     : public beast::unit_test::suite
     , public beast::test::enable_yield_to
@@ -307,6 +336,54 @@ public:
         BEAST_EXPECTS(! ec, ec.message());
     }
 
+    void
+    doConstAndMutableBody()
+    {
+        test::pipe c{ios_};
+
+        // people using std::array need to be careful
+        // because the entire array will be written out
+        // no matter how big the string is!
+        std::array<char, 15> const body {{"Hello, world!\n"}};
+        {
+            request<const_body<std::array<char, 15>>> req;
+            req.version = 11;
+            req.method(verb::put);
+            req.target("/");
+            req.body = body;
+            req.prepare_payload();
+            write(c.client, req);
+        }
+        {
+            flat_buffer b;
+            request_parser<empty_body> p0;
+            read_header(c.server, b, p0);
+            BEAST_EXPECTS(p0.get().method() == verb::put,
+                p0.get().method_string());
+            {
+                request_parser<mutable_body<std::vector<char>>> p{std::move(p0)};
+                p.get().body = std::vector<char>(body.begin(), body.end());
+                read(c.server, b, p);
+            }
+        }
+        {
+            response<const_body<std::array<char, 15>>> res;
+            res.version = 11;
+            res.result(status::ok);
+            res.insert(field::server, "test");
+            res.body = body;
+            res.prepare_payload();
+            write(c.server, res);
+        }
+        {
+            flat_buffer b;
+            response<mutable_body<std::vector<char>>> res;
+            read(c.client, b, res);
+            BEAST_EXPECTS(res.body == std::vector<char>(body.begin(), body.end()),
+                std::string(body.begin(), body.end()));
+        }
+    }
+
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     void
@@ -321,6 +398,7 @@ public:
         doHEAD();
         doDeferredBody();
         doFileBody();
+        doConstAndMutableBody();
     }
 };