FastAPI is a modern Python web framework, very efficient in building APIs. FastAPI has been developed by Sebastian Ramirez in Dec. 2018. FastAPI 0.68.0 is the currently available version. The latest version requires Python 3.6 or above. It is one of the fastest web frameworks of Python.

Audience

This tutorial is designed for developers who want to learn how to build REST APIs using Python.

Prerequisites

Before you proceed, make sure that you understand the basics of procedural and object-oriented programming in Python. Knowledge of REST architecture is an added advantage.