diff --git a/jwt-authorizer/src/builder.rs b/jwt-authorizer/src/builder.rs
index d1ec1bb..5f8799d 100644
--- a/jwt-authorizer/src/builder.rs
+++ b/jwt-authorizer/src/builder.rs
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ where
         self
     }
 
-    /// Build axum layer
+    /// Build layer
     #[deprecated(since = "0.10.0", note = "please use `IntoLayer::into_layer()` instead")]
     pub async fn layer(self) -> Result<AuthorizationLayer<C>, InitError> {
         let val = self.validation.unwrap_or_default();
diff --git a/jwt-authorizer/src/layer.rs b/jwt-authorizer/src/layer.rs
index 0b96120..7ccde38 100644
--- a/jwt-authorizer/src/layer.rs
+++ b/jwt-authorizer/src/layer.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use axum::extract::Request;
 use futures_core::ready;
 use futures_util::future::{self, BoxFuture};
+use http::Request;
 use jsonwebtoken::TokenData;
 use pin_project::pin_project;
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
@@ -15,25 +15,26 @@ use crate::authorizer::Authorizer;
 use crate::AuthError;
 
 /// Trait for authorizing requests.
-pub trait Authorize {
-    type Future: Future<Output = Result<Request, AuthError>>;
+pub trait Authorize<B> {
+    type Future: Future<Output = Result<Request<B>, AuthError>>;
 
     /// Authorize the request.
     ///
     /// If the future resolves to `Ok(request)` then the request is allowed through, otherwise not.
-    fn authorize(&self, request: Request) -> Self::Future;
+    fn authorize(&self, request: Request<B>) -> Self::Future;
 }
 
-impl<S, C> Authorize for AuthorizationService<S, C>
+impl<S, B, C> Authorize<B> for AuthorizationService<S, C>
 where
+    B: Send + 'static,
     C: Clone + DeserializeOwned + Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
-    type Future = BoxFuture<'static, Result<Request, AuthError>>;
+    type Future = BoxFuture<'static, Result<Request<B>, AuthError>>;
 
     /// The authorizers are sequentially applied (check_auth) until one of them validates the token.
     /// If no authorizer validates the token the request is rejected.
     ///
-    fn authorize(&self, mut request: Request) -> Self::Future {
+    fn authorize(&self, mut request: Request<B>) -> Self::Future {
         let tkns_auths: Vec<(String, Arc<Authorizer<C>>)> = self
             .auths
             .iter()
@@ -154,21 +155,22 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<S, C> Service<Request> for AuthorizationService<S, C>
+impl<S, C, B> Service<Request<B>> for AuthorizationService<S, C>
 where
-    S: Service<Request> + Clone,
+    B: Send + 'static,
+    S: Service<Request<B>> + Clone,
     S::Response: From<AuthError>,
     C: Clone + DeserializeOwned + Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
     type Response = S::Response;
     type Error = S::Error;
-    type Future = ResponseFuture<S, C>;
+    type Future = ResponseFuture<S, C, B>;
 
     fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
         self.inner.poll_ready(cx)
     }
 
-    fn call(&mut self, req: Request) -> Self::Future {
+    fn call(&mut self, req: Request<B>) -> Self::Future {
         let inner = self.inner.clone();
         // take the service that was ready
         let inner = std::mem::replace(&mut self.inner, inner);
@@ -184,13 +186,14 @@ where
 
 #[pin_project]
 /// Response future for [`AuthorizationService`].
-pub struct ResponseFuture<S, C>
+pub struct ResponseFuture<S, C, B>
 where
-    S: Service<Request>,
+    B: Send + 'static,
+    S: Service<Request<B>>,
     C: Clone + DeserializeOwned + Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
     #[pin]
-    state: State<<AuthorizationService<S, C> as Authorize>::Future, S::Future>,
+    state: State<<AuthorizationService<S, C> as Authorize<B>>::Future, S::Future>,
     service: S,
 }
 
@@ -206,9 +209,10 @@ enum State<A, SFut> {
     },
 }
 
-impl<S, C> Future for ResponseFuture<S, C>
+impl<S, C, B> Future for ResponseFuture<S, C, B>
 where
-    S: Service<Request>,
+    B: Send,
+    S: Service<Request<B>>,
     S::Response: From<AuthError>,
     C: Clone + DeserializeOwned + Send + Sync,
 {