Building Python Web APIs with FastAPI

RESTful web services are commonly used to create APIs for web-based applications owing to their light weight and high scalability. This book will show you how FastAPI, a high-performance web framework for building RESTful APIs in Python, allows you to build robust web APIs that are simple and intuitive and makes it easy to build quickly with very little boilerplate code.
This book will help you set up a FastAPI application in no time and show you how to use FastAPI to build a REST API that receives and responds to user requests. You’ll go on to learn how to handle routing and authentication while working with databases in a FastAPI application. The book walks you through the four key areas: building and using routes for create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations; connecting the application to SQL and NoSQL databases; securing the application built; and deploying your application locally or to a cloud environment.
By the end of this book, you’ll have developed a solid understanding of the FastAPI framework and be able to build and deploy robust REST APIs.

Type
ebook
Category
Web Development
publication date
2022-07-29
what you will learn

Set up a FastAPI application that is fully functional and secure
Understand how to handle errors from requests and send proper responses in FastAPI
Integrate and connect your application to a SQL and NoSQL (MongoDB) database
Perform CRUD operations using SQL and FastAPI
Manage concurrency in FastAPI applications
Implement authentication in a FastAPI application
Deploy a FastAPI application to any platform

no of pages
216
duration
432
key features
A practical guide to developing production-ready web APIs rapidly in Python * Learn how to put FastAPI into practice by implementing it in real-world scenarios * Explore FastAPI, its syntax, and configurations for deploying applications
approach
A complete guide with step-by-step explanations of FastAPI and explains how users can quickly build fast robust web APIs. The book will give you all the concepts and suggestions and best practices to ensure the proper setup of a FastAPI application.
audience
This book is for Python developers who want to learn FastAPI in a pragmatic way to create robust web APIs with ease. If you are a Django or Flask developer looking to try something new that's faster, more efficient, and produces fewer bugs, this FastAPI Python book is for you. The book assumes intermediate-level knowledge of Python programming.
meta description
Discover FastAPI features and best practices for building and deploying high-quality web APIs from scratch
short description
This book helps you kickstart API building with FastAPI, a modern and exciting framework. You'll learn how to exploit the framework’s capabilities and use it to build fast, scalable web APIs on your local machine and on the cloud.
subtitle
A fast-paced guide to building high-performance, robust web APIs with very little boilerplate code
keywords
Web API book, RESTful web APIs, Django, Flask, Framework, APIs
Product ISBN
9781801076630