Working in FastAPI

FastAPI is a modern, high-performance Python web framework for building APIs quickly and efficiently. It supports automatic validation, async programming, and OpenAPI documentation out of the box—making it ideal for scalable healthcare services and backend workflows.

Key features:

• Type hints for validation using Pydantic

• Asynchronous support with async def

• Auto-generated docs via Swagger and ReDoc

• Fast—built on Starlette and Uvicorn

🔗 Official Resources

• FastAPI Documentation: https://fastapi.tiangolo.com

• Pydantic (data validation): https://docs.pydantic.dev

• Starlette (underlying toolkit): https://www.starlette.io

For healthcare developers, FastAPI pairs well with orchestrators like Navigator in Health Universe for managing clinical workflows and microservices at scale. This allows developers to leverage the power of Navigator to use clinical and workflow context to power their FastAPI apps.