2.4. GET¶

2.4.1. Rationale¶

Resources
Query Parameters

2.4.2. Resources¶

'/hello/{name}' - Does define resource (required)

>>> from fastapi import FastAPI
>>> app = FastAPI()
>>>
>>>
>>> @app.get('/hello/{name}')
... def hello(name: str):
...     return {'data': name}

$ uvicorn main:app --reload

$ curl http://localhost:8000/hello/Mark/
{"data":"Mark"}

2.4.3. Single Parameter¶

'/hello/' - Does not require a name in URL resource, but requires a parameter

>>> from fastapi import FastAPI
>>> app = FastAPI()
>>>
>>>
>>> @app.get('/hello/')
... def hello(name: str):
...     return {'data': name}

$ uvicorn main:app --reload
INFO:     Uvicorn running on http://127.0.0.1:8000 (Press CTRL+C to quit)
INFO:     Started reloader process [68005] using watchgod
INFO:     Started server process [68007]
INFO:     Waiting for application startup.
INFO:     Application startup complete.

$ curl http://localhost:8000/hello/?name=Mark
{"data":"Mark"}

2.4.4. Multiple Parameters¶

>>> from fastapi import FastAPI
>>> app = FastAPI()
>>>
>>>
>>> @app.get('/hello/')
... def hello(firstname: str, lastname: str):
...     return {'data': f'{firstname} {lastname}'}

$ uvicorn main:app --reload
INFO:     Uvicorn running on http://127.0.0.1:8000 (Press CTRL+C to quit)
INFO:     Started reloader process [68005] using watchgod
INFO:     Started server process [68007]
INFO:     Waiting for application startup.
INFO:     Application startup complete.

$ curl http://localhost:8000/hello/?firstname=Mark&lastname=Watney
{"data":"Mark Watney"}

2.4.5. Default Values¶

>>> from fastapi import FastAPI
>>> app = FastAPI()
>>>
>>>
>>> @app.get('/hello/')
... def hello(firstname: str, lastname: str, age: int = 69):
...     return {'data': f'{firstname} {lastname} is {age} years old'}

$ uvicorn main:app --reload
INFO:     Uvicorn running on http://127.0.0.1:8000 (Press CTRL+C to quit)
INFO:     Started reloader process [68005] using watchgod
INFO:     Started server process [68007]
INFO:     Waiting for application startup.
INFO:     Application startup complete.

$ curl http://localhost:8000/hello/?firstname=Mark&lastname=Watney
{"data":"Mark Watney is 69 years old"}

$ curl http://localhost:8000/hello/?firstname=Mark&lastname=Watney&age=1337
{"data":"Mark Watney is 1337 years old"}

2.4.6. Optional¶

>>> from typing import Optional
>>> from fastapi import FastAPI
>>> app = FastAPI()
>>>
>>>
>>> @app.get('/hello/')
... def hello(firstname: str, lastname: str, age: Optional[int] = None):
...     return {'data': f'{firstname} {lastname} is {age} years old'}

$ uvicorn main:app --reload
INFO:     Uvicorn running on http://127.0.0.1:8000 (Press CTRL+C to quit)
INFO:     Started reloader process [68005] using watchgod
INFO:     Started server process [68007]
INFO:     Waiting for application startup.
INFO:     Application startup complete.

$ curl http://localhost:8000/hello/?firstname=Mark&lastname=Watney
{"data":"Mark Watney is None years old"}

$ curl http://localhost:8000/hello/?firstname=Mark&lastname=Watney&age=69
{"data":"Mark Watney is 69 years old"}