FastAPI Bookstore REST API
Build a REST API for managing a bookstore's catalog, including books, authors, and inventory, using FastAPI and SQLAlchemy. Learners practice designing REST endpoints, request validation with Pydantic, and database models with relationships.
- Estimate
- ~9.5h
- Steps
- 5
- Completed by
- 0
- Proposed by
- codeseed.app
FastAPI · SQLAlchemy · Pydantic · Uvicorn
Project roadmap
- 01
Design data models
~2hDefine SQLAlchemy models for Book, Author, and Inventory with appropriate relationships and a Pydantic schema for each.
- 02
Implement CRUD endpoints
~2.5hBuild FastAPI routes for creating, reading, updating, and deleting books and authors.
- 03
Add filtering and pagination
~1.5hSupport query parameters for filtering books by author or genre, plus paginated list responses.
- 04
Add validation and error handling
~1.5hUse Pydantic validators to enforce business rules like non-negative prices and stock counts, with proper HTTP error responses.
- 05
Write automated tests
~2hUse pytest and FastAPI's TestClient to cover the main endpoints and edge cases.
Resources
Ready to build this?
Get a GitHub repo and start building. Your AI reviewer checks each step as you go.
Tech stack