FastAPI Web APIs Training
This 3-day intensive training covers building production-ready REST APIs with FastAPI. From basic endpoints to database integration, authentication, background tasks, and deployment, participants build a complete API application. FastAPI's type-hint-driven approach ensures participants write self-documenting, validated, and performant APIs.
Build production-grade REST APIs with this intensive 3-day FastAPI training. Learn to design clean API architectures, validate data with Pydantic, handle requests asynchronously, and ship APIs with automatic OpenAPI documentation and comprehensive test coverage.
Training Details
| Duration | 3 days (24 hours) |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Delivery | In-person, Live online, Hybrid |
| Certification | N/A |
Who Is This For?
- Python developers building web APIs
- Backend engineers transitioning from Flask or Django
- Full-stack developers needing API backends
- Teams adopting FastAPI for new projects
- Architects evaluating modern Python web frameworks
Learning Outcomes
After completing this training, participants will be able to:
- Design and implement RESTful APIs with FastAPI routing and path operations
- Validate request and response data with Pydantic models and schemas
- Build async endpoints for high-throughput API services
- Implement authentication and authorization with OAuth2 and JWT
- Generate and customize OpenAPI documentation automatically
- Test APIs thoroughly with pytest and httpx
Detailed Agenda
Day 1: FastAPI Foundations
Module 1: FastAPI Setup and Routing
- Project structure and application factory pattern
- Path operations: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH
- Path parameters, query parameters, and request bodies
- Hands-on: Build a CRUD API for a resource management system
Module 2: Pydantic Models and Validation
- Defining request and response models
- Field validation, custom validators, and computed fields
- Nested models and model inheritance
- Hands-on: Implement comprehensive input validation for a booking API
Module 3: Dependency Injection
- FastAPI's dependency injection system
- Function and class dependencies
- Dependency chains and shared state
- Hands-on: Build a layered service architecture with DI
Day 2: Database Integration and Auth
Module 4: Database Integration
- SQLAlchemy ORM with async sessions
- Database models, migrations with Alembic
- Repository pattern for data access
- Hands-on: Connect the API to PostgreSQL with full CRUD operations
Module 5: Authentication and Security
- OAuth2 password flow with JWT tokens
- Token refresh and revocation
- Role-based access control and permissions
- Hands-on: Secure API endpoints with authentication and authorization
Module 6: Middleware and Error Handling
- Custom middleware for logging and CORS
- Exception handlers and error response models
- Rate limiting and request throttling
- Hands-on: Add production middleware stack to the API
Day 3: Production Readiness
Module 7: Async Patterns
- Async vs sync endpoints and when to use each
- Background tasks and task queues
- Streaming responses and WebSocket support
- Hands-on: Build async endpoints with background processing
Module 8: Testing and Documentation
- Testing with pytest and httpx TestClient
- Test fixtures, factories, and database isolation
- OpenAPI schema customization and documentation
- Hands-on: Achieve full test coverage for the API
Module 9: Deployment and Operations
- Running with Uvicorn and Gunicorn
- Docker containerization for FastAPI apps
- Health checks, structured logging, and monitoring
- Hands-on: Package and deploy the API with Docker Compose
Prerequisites
- Python Fundamentals or equivalent programming experience
- Comfort with functions, classes, and decorators
- Basic understanding of HTTP methods and REST concepts
- Familiarity with JSON data format
Delivery Formats
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| In-Person | On-site at your company's location, hands-on with direct interaction |
| Live Online | Interactive virtual sessions with screen sharing and real-time labs |
| Hybrid | Combination of on-site and remote sessions, flexible scheduling |
All formats include hands-on labs, course materials, starter project templates, and post-training support.
Ready to get started?
Request a training quote for your team — in-person, live-online, or hybrid.