# Alternatives, Inspiration and Comparisons

What inspired **FastAPI**, how it compares to alternatives and what it learned from them.

## Intro

**FastAPI** wouldn't exist if not for the previous work of others.

There have been many tools created before that have helped inspire its creation.

# Alternativen, Inspiration und Vergleiche

Was hat **FastAPI** inspiriert, ein Vergleich zu Alternativen, und was FastAPI von diesen gelernt hat.

## Einführung

**FastAPI** würde ohne die frühere Arbeit anderer nicht existieren.

Es wurden zuvor viele Tools entwickelt, die als Inspiration für seine Entwicklung dienten.

# Alternatives, inspiration et comparaisons

Ce qui a inspiré **FastAPI**, comment il se compare à d'autres solutions et ce qu'il en a appris.

## Intro

**FastAPI** n'existerait pas sans les précédentes contributions d'autres projets.

De nombreux outils ont été créés auparavant et ont contribué à inspirer sa création.

J'ai évité la création d'un nouveau framework pendant plusieurs années. J'ai d'abord essayé de combler toutes les

# Alternativas, Inspiração e Comparações

O que inspirou o **FastAPI**, como ele se compara às alternativas e o que FastAPI aprendeu delas.

## Introdução

**FastAPI** não poderia existir se não fosse pelos trabalhos anteriores de outras pessoas.

Houveram tantas ferramentas criadas que ajudaram a inspirar sua criação.

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#### What is OpenAPI for

The OpenAPI schema is what powers the two interactive documentation systems included.

And there are dozens of alternatives, all based on OpenAPI. You could easily add any of those alternatives to your application built with **FastAPI**.

You could also use it to generate code automatically, for clients that communicate with your API. For example, frontend, mobile or IoT applications.