FastAPI Crash Course – Modern Python API Development
FastAPI leverages modern Python features like type hints and async/await to deliver performance on par with NodeJS and Go. This comprehensive course takes you from a complete beginner to a confident backend engineer capable of designing, securing, and deploying scalable APIs.

What's included
15
Lessons
6h 56m
Duration
Certificate
What you'll learn
Skills and outcomes you'll walk away with
Introduction to FastAPI & Environment Setup
Building Your First API: Routes, Path & Query Parameters
Request Body & Pydantic Data Validation
Response Models, Status Codes & HTTP Methods
Headers, Cookies, Form Data & File Uploads
Project Structure with APIRouter
Course curriculum
15 lessons • 6h 56m total
FastAPI Crash Course – Modern Python API Development15 lessons
Introduction to FastAPI & Environment Setup
Building Your First API: Routes, Path & Query Parameters
Request Body & Pydantic Data Validation
Response Models, Status Codes & HTTP Methods
Headers, Cookies, Form Data & File Uploads
Project Structure with APIRouter
Dependency Injection
Authentication, Authorization & JWT
Database Integration with SQLAlchemy
Async Programming, Middleware & CORS
Error Handling & Custom Exceptions
Background Tasks & WebSockets
Testing, Documentation & Deployment
Project 1: Building a CRUD REST API
Project 2: Building a Secure, Production-Ready API
Certification path
Certification exam
45 multiple-choice questions • 70% passing score required
Verified certificate
Earn a verified PDF certificate with unique verification ID upon completion • ₹299
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