**FastAPI** provides the same `starlette.staticfiles` as `fastapi.staticfiles` just as a convenience for you, the developer. But it actually comes directly from Starlette.

///

### What is "Mounting" { #what-is-mounting }

"Mounting" means adding a complete "independent" application in a specific path, that then takes care of handling all the sub-paths.

If you need to have two independent FastAPI applications, with their own independent OpenAPI and their own docs UIs, you can have a main app and "mount" one (or more) sub-application(s).

## Mounting a **FastAPI** application { #mounting-a-fastapi-application }

"Mounting" means adding a completely "independent" application in a specific path, that then takes care of handling everything under that path, with the _path operations_ declared in that sub-application.

{* ../../docs_src/behind_a_proxy/tutorial004.py hl[9] *}

and then it won't include it in the OpenAPI schema.

## Mounting a sub-application { #mounting-a-sub-application }

{* ../../docs_src/custom_request_and_route/tutorial001.py hl[8:15] *}

### Create a custom `GzipRoute` class { #create-a-custom-gziproute-class }

Next, we create a custom subclass of `fastapi.routing.APIRoute` that will make use of the `GzipRequest`.

This time, it will overwrite the method `APIRoute.get_route_handler()`.

This method returns a function. And that function is what will receive a request and return a response.

    * But it provides you the tools to build simple web applications, with routing based on paths, etc.
    * If you are comparing Starlette, compare it against Sanic, Flask, Django, etc. Web frameworks (or microframeworks).
* **FastAPI**:

h><th>Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>name</code></td><td><code>str</code></td><td>The identifying name of the contact person/organization.</td></tr><tr><td><code>url</code></td><td><code>str</code></td><td>The URL pointing to the contact information. MUST be in the format of a URL.</td></tr><tr><td><code>email</code></td><td><code>str</code></td><td>The email address of the contact person/organization. MUST be in the format of an email address.</td></tr></tbody></table></details>...

/// check | Inspired **FastAPI** to

Be a micro-framework. Making it easy to mix and match the tools and parts needed.

Have a simple and easy to use routing system.

///

### <a href="https://requests.readthedocs.io" class="external-link" target="_blank">Requests</a> { #requests }

**FastAPI** is not actually an alternative to **Requests**. Their scope is very different.

* `summary`: Short description for the example.
* `description`: A long description that can contain Markdown text.
* `value`: This is the actual example shown, e.g. a `dict`.
* `externalValue`: alternative to `value`, a URL pointing to the example. Although this might not be supported by as many tools as `value`.

You can use it like this:

{* ../../docs_src/schema_extra_example/tutorial005_an_py310.py hl[23:49] *}

   * find an exchange to carry the request.
   *
   * Note that an exchange will not be needed if the request is satisfied by the cache.
   *
   * @param newRoutePlanner true if this is not a retry and new routing can be performed.
   */
  fun enterNetworkInterceptorExchange(
    request: Request,
    newRoutePlanner: Boolean,
    chain: RealInterceptorChain,
  ) {
    check(interceptorScopedExchange == null)

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