// requestService.kt
suspend fun makeRequest() {
  val httpClient: HttpClient

  val localConfig = HttpRequestBuilder().apply {
      url {
          path("endpoint")
      }
      body = Example()
  }
  return httpClient.post(localConfig)
}

//Application.kt

post<UpdatesOut> {
      val clientResponse = requestService.makeRequest()
      call.respond(HttpStatusCode.OK, clientResponse) // always returns 200 OK with No Body -> why?
  }