diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/network/http/patch.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/network/http/patch.rs
index aa505765e4..3fde779c57 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/network/http/patch.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/network/http/patch.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
                 example: "http patch --content-type application/json https://www.example.com { field: value }",
                 result: None,
             },
+            Example {
+                description: "Patch JSON content from a pipeline to example.com",
+                example: "open foo.json | http patch https://www.example.com",
+                result: None,
+            },
         ]
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/network/http/post.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/network/http/post.rs
index b4429185f6..b9c2d2962c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/network/http/post.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/network/http/post.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
                 example: "http post --content-type application/json https://www.example.com { field: value }",
                 result: None,
             },
+            Example {
+                description: "Post JSON content from a pipeline to example.com",
+                example: "open foo.json | http post https://www.example.com",
+                result: None,
+            },
         ]
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/network/http/put.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/network/http/put.rs
index 30705a82ac..9b1b5ba8b5 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/network/http/put.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/network/http/put.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
                 example: "http put --content-type application/json https://www.example.com { field: value }",
                 result: None,
             },
+            Example {
+                description: "Put JSON content from a pipeline to example.com",
+                example: "open foo.json | http put https://www.example.com",
+                result: None,
+            },
         ]
     }
 }