{"version":"v1","licence":"CC-BY-4.0","id":"fastapi","name":"FastAPI","repo":"fastapi/fastapi","repository_url":"https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi","docs_url":"https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi#readme","description":"Python web framework for building APIs from type hints, with automatic validation and interactive OpenAPI docs; MIT licensed.","summary":"FastAPI (0.162.0, Oct 2026, ~104k stars) is a Python framework for building web APIs. You declare endpoints with standard Python type hints, and it validates requests, serialises responses and generates interactive OpenAPI docs automatically. Install with uv add \"fastapi[standard]\" or pip, then run fastapi dev; Python 3.10+ on Windows, macOS or Linux. MIT, no API keys or paid plans needed. FastAPI Cloud, from the same team, is optional hosting with a free Hobby plan and a paid Pro plan. It is a framework, not a finished app: you write the code and choose the database and server setup.","capabilities":["developer-tools"],"tags":["Python","Library","API","Self-hosted"],"alternatives":[],"facts":{"runs_locally":{"status":"yes","value":"Yes, a Python library you run on your own machine or servers; optional hosted deploys on FastAPI Cloud or any cloud provider","source_url":"https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi#deploy-your-app-optional","checked_at":"2026-10-26","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","modes":["local","self-hosted","hosted"],"untrusted_source_quote":"You can deploy FastAPI apps to any cloud provider you choose."},"code_license":{"status":"yes","value":"MIT","source_url":"https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi#license","checked_at":"2026-10-23","confidence":"medium","validation":"documentation_review","spdx":"MIT"},"model_license":{"status":"yes","value":"No model weights; a Python web framework","source_url":"https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi#readme","checked_at":"2026-10-26","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","spdx":null,"applies":false},"commercial_use":{"status":"yes","value":"Yes, MIT","source_url":"https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi#license","checked_at":"2026-10-26","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","untrusted_source_quote":"This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license."},"paid_services":{"status":"partial","value":"None required; FastAPI Cloud, from the same team, is optional hosting with a free Hobby plan and a paid Pro plan","source_url":"https://fastapicloud.com/","checked_at":"2026-10-26","confidence":"medium","validation":"documentation_review","required":[],"optional":["FastAPI Cloud"],"untrusted_source_quote":"Start free on the Hobby plan and deploy your FastAPI app in minutes."},"hardware":{"status":"partial","value":"Pure Python, no GPU; no CPU or RAM minimum documented; the deployment docs suggest several worker processes to use multiple CPU cores","source_url":"https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/deployment/server-workers/","checked_at":"2026-10-26","confidence":"medium","validation":"documentation_review","cpu_ok":true,"min_vram_gb":null,"min_ram_gb":null,"untrusted_source_quote":"to take advantage of multiple cores and to be able to handle more requests."},"platforms":{"status":"yes","value":"Windows, macOS and Linux; the package is marked OS Independent (Python 3.10+) and CI tests on Ubuntu, Windows and macOS","source_url":"https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/blob/master/pyproject.toml","checked_at":"2026-10-26","confidence":"medium","validation":"documentation_review","windows":"yes","macos":"yes","linux":"yes","untrusted_source_quote":"Operating System :: OS Independent"},"setup":{"status":"yes","value":"Easy, install uv then uv add \"fastapi[standard]\" (or pip install in a virtual environment) and run fastapi dev","source_url":"https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi#installation","checked_at":"2026-10-26","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","level":"easy","untrusted_source_quote":"First, install uv, and then add FastAPI to your project:"}},"metrics":{"stars":104358,"forks":10182,"contributors":907,"archived":false,"last_push_at":"2026-11-02T14:05:20Z","latest_release":{"tag":"0.162.0","published_at":"2026-10-23T18:47:17Z"},"fetched_at":"2026-11-03T01:20:55.050Z"},"url":"https://repoquarry.dev/projects/fastapi","note":"Installation guidance: follow docs_url. This service never installs or runs code."}