FastAPI·FastAPI essentials

Path and query params

FastAPI reads path and query parameters from the signature.

Intermediate 10 min read Lesson 3 of 150 Challenge included
What you will be able to do
  • Annotate path params.
  • Query params are optional keywords.
  • Use Query for constraints.

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FastAPI reads path and query parameters from the signature.

  • Annotate path params.
  • Query params are optional keywords.
  • Use Query for constraints.
params.pyPython
@app.get('/courses/{slug}')
def course(slug: str, preview: bool = False):
    return {'slug': slug, 'preview': preview}
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