Introduction to FastAPI and Backend Development Fundamentals
Completed by Nicole Baybo
April 30, 2026
10 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Learn how to build scalable and efficient REST APIs using FastAPI.
Understand how to integrate databases like SQLite, PostgreSQL, and SQLModel into your FastAPI applications.
Master advanced concepts such as async programming to build high-performance backend systems.
Learn to handle HTTP methods, exceptions, and parameters in a robust API design.
Skills you will gain
- Category: API Design
- Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
- Category: Restful API
- Category: Data Validation
- Category: PostgreSQL
- Category: SQL
- Category: Database Development
- Category: Databases
- Category: Object-Relational Mapping
- Category: Database Management
- Category: Development Environment
- Category: Python Programming

