diff --git a/docs/02-app/01-building-your-application/01-routing/10-router-handlers.mdx b/docs/02-app/01-building-your-application/01-routing/10-router-handlers.mdx
index cd975099f469c..83d140aaa20ef 100644
--- a/docs/02-app/01-building-your-application/01-routing/10-router-handlers.mdx
+++ b/docs/02-app/01-building-your-application/01-routing/10-router-handlers.mdx
@@ -553,7 +553,9 @@ import { NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 
 export async function POST(request: Request) {
   const formData = await request.formData()
-  return NextResponse.json({ formData })
+  const name = formData.get('name')
+  const email = formData.get('email')
+  return NextResponse.json({ name, email })
 }
 ```
 
@@ -562,10 +564,14 @@ import { NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 
 export async function POST(request) {
   const formData = await request.formData()
-  return NextResponse.json({ formData })
+  const name = formData.get('name')
+  const email = formData.get('email')
+  return NextResponse.json({ name, email })
 }
 ```
 
+Since `formData` data are all strings, you may want to use [`zod-form-data`](https://www.npmjs.com/zod-form-data) to validate the request and retrieve data in the format you prefer (e.g. `number`).
+
 ### CORS
 
 You can set CORS headers on a `Response` using the standard Web API methods: