diff --git a/autoload/roast.vim b/autoload/roast.vim
index b3a788e..b1d4ac7 100644
--- a/autoload/roast.vim
+++ b/autoload/roast.vim
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-aug roast_response_maps
-  au!
-  au BufNewFile __roast_* nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <C-j> :py3 roast.next_render()<CR>
-  au BufNewFile __roast_* nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <C-k> :py3 roast.prev_render()<CR>
-aug END
-
-if (&bg ==? 'light')
-    highlight default RoastCurrentSuccess guibg=#E7F4D2 gui=bold
-    highlight default RoastCurrentFailure guibg=#F4DFD2 gui=bold
-else
-    highlight default RoastCurrentSuccess guibg=#005A66 gui=bold
-endif
-
-py3 import roast
-
-fun! roast#run()
-    py3 roast.run()
-endfun
\ No newline at end of file
+aug roast_response_maps
+  au!
+  au BufNewFile __roast_* nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <C-j> :py3 roast.next_render()<CR>
+  au BufNewFile __roast_* nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <C-k> :py3 roast.prev_render()<CR>
+aug END
+
+if (&bg ==? 'light')
+    highlight default RoastCurrentSuccess guibg=#E7F4D2 gui=bold
+    highlight default RoastCurrentFailure guibg=#F4DFD2 gui=bold
+else
+    highlight default RoastCurrentSuccess guibg=#005A66 gui=bold
+endif
+
+py3 import roast
+
+fun! roast#run()
+    py3 roast.run()
+endfun
diff --git a/python3/roast_api.py b/python3/roast_api.py
index 32dd383..09bb203 100644
--- a/python3/roast_api.py
+++ b/python3/roast_api.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 from itertools import takewhile
 from typing import List, Dict, Optional
 import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
 import requests
 
 
@@ -62,7 +64,11 @@ def build_request(lines, line_num) -> requests.Request:
     method, loc, *tokens = tokenize(line)
 
     heredoc = pop_heredoc(tokens)
-    body = '\n'.join(takewhile(lambda l: l != heredoc, lines[line_num + 1:])) if heredoc else None
+    if heredoc:
+        body = '\n'.join(takewhile(lambda l: l != heredoc, lines[line_num + 1:]))
+    else:
+        file_path = pop_file_body(tokens)
+        body = file_path.read_text() if file_path else None
 
     if 'host' in headers:
         url = headers.pop('host').rstrip('/') + '/' + loc.lstrip('/').format(**variables)
@@ -77,13 +83,25 @@ def build_request(lines, line_num) -> requests.Request:
 def pop_heredoc(tokens: List[str]) -> Optional[str]:
     heredoc = None
     if tokens and tokens[-1].startswith('<<'):
-        heredoc = tokens.pop().lstrip('<')
+        heredoc = tokens.pop()[2:]
     elif len(tokens) >= 2 and tokens[-2] == '<<':
         heredoc = tokens.pop()
         tokens.pop()
     return heredoc
 
 
+def pop_file_body(tokens: List[str]) -> Optional[Path]:
+    loc = None
+    if tokens and tokens[-1].startswith('<'):
+        loc = tokens.pop()[1:]
+    elif len(tokens) >= 2 and tokens[-2] == '<':
+        loc = tokens.pop()
+        tokens.pop()
+    return loc and Path(loc)
+
+
+
+
 def build_params_dict(tokens: List[str], variables: Dict[str, str] = None) -> Dict[str, str]:
     if variables is None:
         variables = {}