FastAPI: The Textbook (Edition 2, Intermediate)
Turn your working FastAPI app into a service you can ship.
Edition 2 covers what real backend work needs. Eleven chapters, one growing project.
What you will learn
• Project structure and configuration for a real service
• Databases with SQLModel, schemas, relationships and queries
• Schema migrations with Alembic
• Authentication: password hashing and JWT tokens
• Authorization: who may do what
• Middleware, CORS and consistent error handling
• Background work and async
• Testing in depth, and deploying with containers
• A tested capstone: Bookshelf API v2
Inside the book
56 code listings · review questions and practice problems in every chapter · a full answer key · Edition 1 recap · cheat sheet · security checklist · troubleshooting guide · study plan · glossary and index
Who it is for
Developers who have built a basic FastAPI app (for example with Edition 1) and want to make it production-minded.
What you get
Instant PDF download of Edition 2 (Intermediate).
Get the book and ship your next API with confidence.
What you'll get
- From script to service: project structure and configuration.
- Databases with SQLModel: define models, create tables and query a real database.
- Schemas and relationships: keep API schemas separate from tables.
- Migrations with Alembic: evolve your schema with versioned migrations.
- Passwords and tokens: hash passwords, issue JWT tokens, protect endpoints.
- Authorization: ownership, admin rules and scopes.
- Middleware and background work: CORS, consistent errors, background tasks and async.
- Test, deploy, ship: testing in depth, containers and the Bookshelf API v2 capstone.
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