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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/openapi-spec-builder](./openapi-spec-builder.md) &gt; [ComponentsSpecBuilder](./openapi-spec-builder.componentsspecbuilder.md) &gt; [withResponse](./openapi-spec-builder.componentsspecbuilder.withresponse.md)

## ComponentsSpecBuilder.withResponse() method

Define a component response.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
withResponse(name: string, response: ResponseObject | ReferenceObject): this;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  name | string | The name of the response |
|  response | ResponseObject \| ReferenceObject | Specification of the response |

<b>Returns:</b>

this


