Our take
Maintaineda few commits in the last 90 days- Activity
- 31
- Community
- 70
- Issues
- 21
- Pull requests
- 25
+61 stars in the last 30 days
- More contributors than 75% of the projects we track
- Slower to merge pull requests than 99% of the projects we track
This is a broad, actively maintained discovery list with a diverse contributor base, but its links require independent verification because the directory does not establish the current quality or maintenance of each entry.
Good fit if
- You want a starting point for exploring FastAPI libraries, examples, learning resources, or deployment options.
- You are comfortable checking an entry's upstream repository for compatibility, activity, and documentation before adopting it.
- You prefer a permissively licensed reference list that accepts community contributions.
Look elsewhere if
- You need a framework, executable tool, or ready-to-deploy application rather than a directory of links.
- You need the list itself to guarantee that an extension is maintained, secure, or compatible with your stack.
- You want a tightly curated shortlist instead of entries spanning many categories and use cases.
All health signals
| Last commit | 2026-08-24 (2 months ago) |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 90 days | 4 |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Contributors | 89 (top contributor: 56% of commits) |
| Issues closed, last 90 days | 0 |
| Pull requests merged, last 90 days | 3 (typically merged in 41 days) |
| Project age | 6 years |
Checked on 2026-10-14 with the GitHub API.
Project history
Daily GitHub snapshots since Oct 7, 2026. History covers stars and forks; health signals are not tracked historically.
Stars
11,777Forks
920Change since Nov 13, 2026: 0 stars·0 forks
Overview
awesome-fastapi is a curated directory for developers building with FastAPI. It brings together ecosystem libraries, tutorials, deployment options, starter templates, and example applications, helping readers discover relevant tools without searching across the web themselves.
It is a reference list, not a FastAPI framework, application, or package. Use it to explore options and follow links to the upstream projects for their documentation and maintenance details.
Key Features
- Groups third-party extensions by areas such as authentication, databases, developer tooling, and utilities.
- Lists learning material, including official documentation, tutorials, articles, talks, videos, and courses.
- Covers deployment choices across PaaS, IaaS, and serverless platforms.
- Collects project templates and boilerplates for different FastAPI stacks.
- Links to open-source applications and examples built with FastAPI.
- Includes tools for common concerns such as admin interfaces, pagination, rate limiting, caching, and observability.
Use Cases
- A Python developer starting a FastAPI service can compare listed database integrations, authentication libraries, and starter templates.
- A team adding a specific capability, such as pagination or request monitoring, can scan the relevant extension category before evaluating upstream packages.
- Someone learning FastAPI can use the tutorials, talks, and official resources to find material suited to their experience and task.
- An engineer planning deployment can survey listed hosting services and serverless adapters, then verify the current setup instructions with the provider or project.
What you need
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- Automated checks on GitHub Actions
License in plain words
CC0-1.0public-domain-like
- Commercial use: yes
- Modify and redistribute: yes
- You must keep: nothing
- Share your changes: no
A summary, not legal advice: the LICENSE file is what applies.
Getting Started
Browse the README and choose a category relevant to your work. Follow an entry to its upstream project for installation and usage instructions.
Alternatives
- awesome-flask: Covers Flask extensions, tutorials, hosting, and projects instead of resources focused on the FastAPI ecosystem.
- awesome-django: Focuses on Django apps, projects, and learning resources rather than FastAPI extensions and tools.
- awesome-django: Catalogs Django packages, tools, hosting, and examples instead of FastAPI ecosystem resources.
- awesome-pyramid: Lists libraries, applications, and learning resources for Pyramid rather than FastAPI.
| Project | Language | License | Stars | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| awesome-fastapi | – | CC0-1.0 | 11.7k | Maintained |
| awesome-flask | – | CC0-1.0 | 12.8k | Maintained |
| awesome-django | – | – | 1.9k | Quiet |
| awesome-django | Python | CC0-1.0 | 11.3k | Active |
| awesome-pyramid | – | – | 572 | Inactive |
Considerations
The health data indicates recent maintenance, with a few commits in the last 90 days, but no releases in the past year. There are many contributors, and contributions are not flagged as concentrated around one person. Recent issue closure activity is absent in the measured period, so the list's recent update cadence does not by itself confirm that individual links are current. The README does not provide compatibility guarantees, testing guidance, or a verification process for listed projects. Its CC0-1.0 license applies to this curated list; check the license and terms of each linked project separately.
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