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name: fastapi
description: FastAPI best practices and conventions. Use when working with FastAPI APIs, Pydantic models, dependencies, streaming responses including Server-Sent Events (SSE), and serving frontend apps. Keeps FastAPI code clean and up to date with the latest features and patterns.
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# FastAPI
Official FastAPI skill to write code with best practices, keeping up to date with new versions and features.
## Quick Reference
* Serve frontend apps: use `app.frontend()` or `router.frontend()` for built frontend assets; see [Serve Frontend Apps](#serve-frontend-apps).
* Server-Sent Events (SSE): use `response_class=EventSourceResponse` and `yield`; see [Streaming](#streaming-json-lines-sse-bytes) and [the streaming reference](references/streaming.md).
* JSON Lines and byte streaming: see [the streaming reference](references/streaming.md).
* OpenTelemetry: use FastAPI's native traces, metrics, and logs. See [OpenTelemetry](#opentelemetry).
* Dependencies: use `Annotated[..., Depends(...)]`; see [Dependency Injection](#dependency-injection) and [the dependency injection reference](references/dependencies.md) for `yield`, scopes, and class dependencies.
* Response models: prefer return types; use `response_model` when the public response schema differs from the internal return value; see [the response reference](references/responses.md).
* Pydantic models: do not use ellipsis or `RootModel`; see [the Pydantic reference](references/pydantic.md).
* Routing: declare router-level prefix, tags, and shared dependencies on the `APIRouter`; see [the path operation reference](references/path-operations.md).
* Tooling and related libraries: use uv, Ruff, ty, Asyncer, SQLModel, and HTTPX when applicable; see [the other tools reference](references/other-tools.md).
## Use the `fastapi` CLI
Run the development server on localhost with reload:
```bash
fastapi dev
```
Run the production server:
```bash
fastapi run
```
Prefer declaring the entrypoint in `pyproject.toml`:
```toml
[tool.fastapi]
entrypoint = "my_app.main:app"
```
When adding the entrypoint is not possible, or the user explicitly asks not to, pass the app file path:
```bash
fastapi dev my_app/main.py
```
## Use `Annotated`
Always prefer the `Annotated` style for parameter and dependency declarations. It keeps function signatures working in other contexts, respects the types, and allows reusability.
Use `Annotated` for parameter declarations, including `Path`, `Query`, `Header`, etc.:
```python
from typing import Annotated
from fastapi import FastAPI, Path, Query
app = FastAPI()
@app.get("/items/{item_id}")
async def read_item(
item_id: Annotated[int, Path(ge=1, description="The item ID")],
q: Annotated[str | None, Query(max_length=50)] = None,
):
return {"message": "Hello World"}
```
Use `Annotated` for dependencies with `Depends()`. Unless asked not to, create a new type alias for the dependency to allow reusing it:
```python
from typing import Annotated
from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI
app = FastAPI()
def get_current_user():
return {"username": "johndoe"}
CurrentUserDep = Annotated[dict, Depends(get_current_user)]
@app.get("/items/")
async def read_item(current_user: CurrentUserDep):
return {"message": "Hello World"}
```
## Do not use Ellipsis for *path operations* or Pydantic models
Do not use `...` as a default value for required parameters or model fields. It's not needed and not recommended.
```python
from typing import Annotated
from fastapi import FastAPI, Query
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
app = FastAPI()
class Item(BaseModel):
name: str
description: str | None = None
price: float = Field(gt=0)
@app.post("/items/")
async def create_item(item: Item, project_id: Annotated[int, Query()]):
return item
```
See [the Pydantic reference](references/pydantic.md) for more details.
## Return Type or Response Model
When possible, include a return type. It will be used to validate, filter, document, and serialize the response.
```python
from fastapi import FastAPI
from pydantic import BaseModel
app = FastAPI()
class Item(BaseModel):
name: str
description: str | None = None
@app.get("/items/me")
async def get_item() -> Item:
return Item(name="Plumbus", description="All-purpose home device")
```
Return types or response models filter data to avoid exposing sensitive information, and they let Pydantic serialize the data on the Rust side for performance.
Use `response_model` when the type you return is not the same as the public schema you want to validate, filter, document, and serialize. See [the response reference](references/responses.md).
## Performance
Do not use `ORJSONResponse` or `UJSONResponse`, they are deprecated.
Instead, declare a return type or response model. Pydantic will handle the data serialization on the Rust side.
## Including Routers
When declaring routers, prefer to add router-level parameters like prefix, tags, and shared dependencies to the router itself instead of in `include_router()`.
```python
from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, FastAPI
app = FastAPI()
def get_current_user():
return {"username": "johndoe"}
router = APIRouter(
prefix="/items",
tags=["items"],
dependencies=[Depends(get_current_user)],
)
@router.get("/")
async def list_items():
return []
app.include_router(router)
```
See [the path operation reference](references/path-operations.md) for more routing patterns.
## Serve Frontend Apps
Use `app.frontend()` to serve a built static frontend app, for example a directory generated by Vite, Astro, Angular, Svelte, Vue, or a similar tool.
```python
from fastapi import FastAPI
app = FastAPI()
app.frontend("/", directory="dist")
```
Use `router.frontend()` when the frontend belongs to an `APIRouter`; normal router prefix behavior applies when the router is included.
```python
from fastapi import APIRouter, FastAPI
app = FastAPI()
router = APIRouter(prefix="/admin")
router.frontend("/", directory="admin-dist")
app.include_router(router)
```
`app.frontend()` and `router.frontend()` are low-priority routes: regular API routes are matched first, then frontend files and client-side routing fallbacks. Use this for single-page apps and built frontend assets instead of mounting `StaticFiles` manually.
## OpenTelemetry
Prefer FastAPI's native OpenTelemetry support for request traces, metrics, and logs.
Install `fastapi[standard]` to include the SDK and HTTP/protobuf exporters. Enable automatic exporter setup with `FASTAPI_OTEL_AUTO_CONFIGURE=true`, set `OTEL_SERVICE_NAME` to identify the app, and set `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` to the collector's HTTP/protobuf base URL. Use `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS` when authentication is required. FastAPI uses providers configured by another telemetry library without needing automatic setup.
Use `FastAPI(telemetry={...})` for custom configuration, such as choosing signals or supplying providers.
See the [OpenTelemetry tutorial](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/advanced/opentelemetry/) for configuration details.
## Dependency Injection
Use dependencies when the logic can't be declared in Pydantic validation, depends on external resources, needs cleanup with `yield`, or is shared across endpoints.
Apply shared dependencies at the router level via `dependencies=[Depends(...)]`.
See [the dependency injection reference](references/dependencies.md) for detailed patterns including `yield` with `scope`, and class dependencies.
## Async vs Sync *path operations*
Use `async` *path operations* only when fully certain that the logic called inside is compatible with async and await, and that it doesn't block.
```python
from fastapi import FastAPI
app = FastAPI()
@app.get("/async-items/")
async def read_async_items():
data = await some_async_library.fetch_items()
return data
@app.get("/items/")
def read_items():
data = some_blocking_library.fetch_items()
return data
```
In case of doubt, or by default, use regular `def` functions. They will be run in a threadpool so they don't block the event loop. The same rules apply to dependencies.
Make sure blocking code is not run inside of `async` functions. The logic will work, but will damage performance heavily.
When needing to mix blocking and async code, see Asyncer in [the other tools reference](references/other-tools.md).
## Streaming (JSON Lines, SSE, bytes)
To stream Server-Sent Events, use `response_class=EventSourceResponse` and `yield` items from the endpoint.
```python
from collections.abc import AsyncIterable
from fastapi import FastAPI
from fastapi.sse import EventSourceResponse, ServerSentEvent
app = FastAPI()
@app.get("/events", response_class=EventSourceResponse)
async def stream_events() -> AsyncIterable[ServerSentEvent]:
yield ServerSentEvent(data={"status": "started"}, event="status", id="1")
```
Plain objects are automatically JSON-serialized as `data:` fields. Use `ServerSentEvent` for full control over SSE fields (`event`, `id`, `retry`, `comment`) and `raw_data` for pre-formatted strings.
See [the streaming reference](references/streaming.md) for JSON Lines, Server-Sent Events (`EventSourceResponse`, `ServerSentEvent`), and byte streaming (`StreamingResponse`) patterns.
## Tooling
See [the other tools reference](references/other-tools.md) for details on uv, Ruff, ty for package management, linting, type checking, formatting, etc.
## Other Libraries
See [the other tools reference](references/other-tools.md) for details on other libraries:
* Asyncer for handling async and await, concurrency, mixing async and blocking code, prefer it over AnyIO or asyncio.
* SQLModel for working with SQL databases, prefer it over SQLAlchemy.
* HTTPX for interacting with HTTP (other APIs), prefer it over Requests.
## Do not use Pydantic RootModels
Do not use Pydantic `RootModel`; instead use regular type annotations with `Annotated` and Pydantic validation utilities.
```python
from typing import Annotated
from fastapi import Body, FastAPI
from pydantic import Field
app = FastAPI()
@app.post("/items/")
async def create_items(items: Annotated[list[int], Field(min_length=1), Body()]):
return items
```
FastAPI supports these type annotations and will create a Pydantic `TypeAdapter` for them, so types work normally without custom wrapper models. See [the Pydantic reference](references/pydantic.md).
## Use one HTTP operation per function
Don't mix HTTP operations in a single function. Having one function per HTTP operation helps separate concerns and organize the code.
```python
from fastapi import FastAPI
from pydantic import BaseModel
app = FastAPI()
class Item(BaseModel):
name: str
@app.get("/items/")
async def list_items():
return []
@app.post("/items/")
async def create_item(item: Item):
return item
```
See [the path operation reference](references/path-operations.md) for more examples.
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# Dependency Injection
Use dependencies when:
* They can't be declared in Pydantic validation and require additional logic
* The logic depends on external resources or could block in any other way
* Other dependencies need their results (it's a sub-dependency)
* The logic can be shared by multiple endpoints to do things like error early, handle authentication, etc.
* They need to handle cleanup (e.g., DB sessions, file handles), using dependencies with `yield`
* Their logic needs input data from the request, like headers, query parameters, etc.
## Dependencies with `yield` and `scope`
When using dependencies with `yield`, they can have a `scope` that defines when the exit code is run.
Use the default scope `"request"` to run the exit code after the response is sent back.
```python
from typing import Annotated
from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI
app = FastAPI()
def get_db():
db = DBSession()
try:
yield db
finally:
db.close()
DBDep = Annotated[DBSession, Depends(get_db)]
@app.get("/items/")
async def read_items(db: DBDep):
return db.query(Item).all()
```
Use the scope `"function"` when they should run the exit code after the response data is generated but before the response is sent back to the client.
```python
from typing import Annotated
from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI
app = FastAPI()
def get_username():
try:
yield "Rick"
finally:
print("Clean up before response is sent")
UserNameDep = Annotated[str, Depends(get_username, scope="function")]
@app.get("/users/me")
def get_user_me(username: UserNameDep):
return username
```
## Class Dependencies
Avoid creating class dependencies when possible.
If a class is needed, instead create a regular function dependency that returns a class instance.
Do this:
```python
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import Annotated
from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI
app = FastAPI()
@dataclass
class DatabasePaginator:
offset: int = 0
limit: int = 100
q: str | None = None
def get_page(self) -> dict:
# Simulate a page of data
return {
"offset": self.offset,
"limit": self.limit,
"q": self.q,
"items": [],
}
def get_db_paginator(
offset: int = 0, limit: int = 100, q: str | None = None
) -> DatabasePaginator:
return DatabasePaginator(offset=offset, limit=limit, q=q)
PaginatorDep = Annotated[DatabasePaginator, Depends(get_db_paginator)]
@app.get("/items/")
async def read_items(paginator: PaginatorDep):
return paginator.get_page()
```
instead of this:
```python
# DO NOT DO THIS
from typing import Annotated
from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI
app = FastAPI()
class DatabasePaginator:
def __init__(self, offset: int = 0, limit: int = 100, q: str | None = None):
self.offset = offset
self.limit = limit
self.q = q
def get_page(self) -> dict:
# Simulate a page of data
return {
"offset": self.offset,
"limit": self.limit,
"q": self.q,
"items": [],
}
@app.get("/items/")
async def read_items(paginator: Annotated[DatabasePaginator, Depends()]):
return paginator.get_page()
```
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# Other Tools
## uv
If uv is available, use it to manage dependencies.
## Ruff
If Ruff is available, use it to lint and format the code. Consider enabling the FastAPI rules.
## ty
If ty is available, use it to check types.
## Asyncer
When needing to run blocking code inside of async functions, or async code inside of blocking functions, suggest using Asyncer.
Prefer it over AnyIO or asyncio.
Prefer it over `run_in_threadpool()`.
Install:
```bash
uv add asyncer
```
Run blocking sync code inside of async with `asyncify()`:
```python
from asyncer import asyncify
from fastapi import FastAPI
app = FastAPI()
def do_blocking_work(name: str) -> str:
# Some blocking I/O operation
return f"Hello {name}"
@app.get("/items/")
async def read_items():
result = await asyncify(do_blocking_work)(name="World")
return {"message": result}
```
And run async code inside of blocking sync code with `syncify()`:
```python
from asyncer import syncify
from fastapi import FastAPI
app = FastAPI()
async def do_async_work(name: str) -> str:
return f"Hello {name}"
@app.get("/items/")
def read_items():
result = syncify(do_async_work)(name="World")
return {"message": result}
```
## SQLModel for SQL databases
When working with SQL databases, prefer using SQLModel as it is integrated with Pydantic and will allow declaring data validation with the same models.
Prefer it over SQLAlchemy.
## HTTPX
Use HTTPX for handling HTTP communication (e.g. with other APIs). It supports sync and async usage.
Prefer it over Requests.
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# Path Operations and Routing
## Including Routers
When declaring routers, prefer to add router-level parameters like prefix, tags, and shared dependencies to the router itself instead of in `include_router()`.
Do this:
```python
from fastapi import APIRouter, FastAPI
app = FastAPI()
router = APIRouter(prefix="/items", tags=["items"])
@router.get("/")
async def list_items():
return []
app.include_router(router)
```
Instead of:
```python
# DO NOT DO THIS
from fastapi import APIRouter, FastAPI
app = FastAPI()
router = APIRouter()
@router.get("/")
async def list_items():
return []
app.include_router(router, prefix="/items", tags=["items"])
```
There could be exceptions, but try to follow this convention.
Apply shared dependencies at the router level via `dependencies=[Depends(...)]`.
## Use one HTTP operation per function
Don't mix HTTP operations in a single function. Having one function per HTTP operation helps separate concerns and organize the code.
Do this:
```python
from fastapi import FastAPI
from pydantic import BaseModel
app = FastAPI()
class Item(BaseModel):
name: str
@app.get("/items/")
async def list_items():
return []
@app.post("/items/")
async def create_item(item: Item):
return item
```
Instead of:
```python
# DO NOT DO THIS
from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
from pydantic import BaseModel
app = FastAPI()
class Item(BaseModel):
name: str
@app.api_route("/items/", methods=["GET", "POST"])
async def handle_items(request: Request):
if request.method == "GET":
return []
```
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# Pydantic
## Do not use Ellipsis
Do not use `...` as a default value for required parameters or model fields. It's not needed and not recommended.
Do this, without Ellipsis (`...`):
```python
from typing import Annotated
from fastapi import FastAPI, Query
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
app = FastAPI()
class Item(BaseModel):
name: str
description: str | None = None
price: float = Field(gt=0)
@app.post("/items/")
async def create_item(item: Item, project_id: Annotated[int, Query()]):
return item
```
Instead of:
```python
# DO NOT DO THIS
from typing import Annotated
from fastapi import FastAPI, Query
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
app = FastAPI()
class Item(BaseModel):
name: str = ...
description: str | None = None
price: float = Field(..., gt=0)
@app.post("/items/")
async def create_item(item: Item, project_id: Annotated[int, Query(...)]):
return item
```
## Do not use Pydantic RootModels
Do not use Pydantic `RootModel`; instead use regular type annotations with `Annotated` and Pydantic validation utilities.
For example, for a list with validations:
```python
from typing import Annotated
from fastapi import Body, FastAPI
from pydantic import Field
app = FastAPI()
@app.post("/items/")
async def create_items(items: Annotated[list[int], Field(min_length=1), Body()]):
return items
```
Instead of:
```python
# DO NOT DO THIS
from typing import Annotated
from fastapi import FastAPI
from pydantic import Field, RootModel
app = FastAPI()
class ItemList(RootModel[Annotated[list[int], Field(min_length=1)]]):
pass
@app.post("/items/")
async def create_items(items: ItemList):
return items
```
FastAPI supports these type annotations and will create a Pydantic `TypeAdapter` for them, so types work normally without custom wrapper models.
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# Responses
## Return Type or Response Model
When possible, include a return type. It will be used to validate, filter, document, and serialize the response.
```python
from fastapi import FastAPI
from pydantic import BaseModel
app = FastAPI()
class Item(BaseModel):
name: str
description: str | None = None
@app.get("/items/me")
async def get_item() -> Item:
return Item(name="Plumbus", description="All-purpose home device")
```
Return types or response models filter data to avoid exposing sensitive information. They also let Pydantic serialize data on the Rust side for performance.
The return type doesn't have to be a Pydantic model. It can be a different type, like a list of integers, a dict, etc.
## When to use `response_model`
If the return type is not the same as the type that you want to use to validate, filter, or serialize, use the `response_model` parameter on the decorator.
```python
from typing import Any
from fastapi import FastAPI
from pydantic import BaseModel
app = FastAPI()
class Item(BaseModel):
name: str
description: str | None = None
@app.get("/items/me", response_model=Item)
async def get_item() -> Any:
return {"name": "Foo", "description": "A very nice Item"}
```
This is particularly useful when filtering data to expose only the public fields and avoid exposing sensitive information.
```python
from typing import Any
from fastapi import FastAPI
from pydantic import BaseModel
app = FastAPI()
class InternalItem(BaseModel):
name: str
description: str | None = None
secret_key: str
class Item(BaseModel):
name: str
description: str | None = None
@app.get("/items/me", response_model=Item)
async def get_item() -> Any:
item = InternalItem(
name="Foo", description="A very nice Item", secret_key="supersecret"
)
return item
```
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# Streaming
## Stream JSON Lines
To stream JSON Lines, declare the return type and use `yield` to return the data.
```python
@app.get("/items/stream")
async def stream_items() -> AsyncIterable[Item]:
for item in items:
yield item
```
## Server-Sent Events (SSE)
To stream Server-Sent Events, use `response_class=EventSourceResponse` and `yield` items from the endpoint.
Plain objects are automatically JSON-serialized as `data:` fields, declare the return type so the serialization is done by Pydantic:
```python
from collections.abc import AsyncIterable
from fastapi import FastAPI
from fastapi.sse import EventSourceResponse
from pydantic import BaseModel
app = FastAPI()
class Item(BaseModel):
name: str
price: float
@app.get("/items/stream", response_class=EventSourceResponse)
async def stream_items() -> AsyncIterable[Item]:
yield Item(name="Plumbus", price=32.99)
yield Item(name="Portal Gun", price=999.99)
```
For full control over SSE fields (`event`, `id`, `retry`, `comment`), yield `ServerSentEvent` instances:
```python
from collections.abc import AsyncIterable
from fastapi import FastAPI
from fastapi.sse import EventSourceResponse, ServerSentEvent
app = FastAPI()
@app.get("/events", response_class=EventSourceResponse)
async def stream_events() -> AsyncIterable[ServerSentEvent]:
yield ServerSentEvent(data={"status": "started"}, event="status", id="1")
yield ServerSentEvent(data={"progress": 50}, event="progress", id="2")
```
Use `raw_data` instead of `data` to send pre-formatted strings without JSON encoding:
```python
yield ServerSentEvent(raw_data="plain text line", event="log")
```
## Stream bytes
To stream bytes, declare a `response_class=` of `StreamingResponse` or a sub-class, and use `yield` to return the data.
```python
from fastapi import FastAPI
from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
from app.utils import read_image
app = FastAPI()
class PNGStreamingResponse(StreamingResponse):
media_type = "image/png"
@app.get("/image", response_class=PNGStreamingResponse)
def stream_image_no_async_no_annotation():
with read_image() as image_file:
yield from image_file
```
prefer this over returning a `StreamingResponse` directly:
```python
# DO NOT DO THIS
import anyio
from fastapi import FastAPI
from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
from app.utils import read_image
app = FastAPI()
class PNGStreamingResponse(StreamingResponse):
media_type = "image/png"
@app.get("/")
async def main():
return PNGStreamingResponse(read_image())
```