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FastAPI Fundamentals

Request Body & Pydantic

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Pydantic Models

Request Bodies with Pydantic

FastAPI uses Pydantic for automatic validation and serialization:

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Automatic Features

  • Validation: Type checking and constraints
  • Conversion: "42" → 42 for integers
  • Documentation: Schema in OpenAPI docs
  • IDE Support: Full autocompletion
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