# Extending OpenAPI { #extending-openapi }

There are some cases where you might need to modify the generated OpenAPI schema.

In this section you will see how.

## The normal process { #the-normal-process }

The normal (default) process, is as follows.

A `FastAPI` application (instance) has an `.openapi()` method that is expected to return the OpenAPI schema.

### Raise exceptions { #raise-exceptions }

These dependencies can `raise` exceptions, the same as normal dependencies:

{* ../../docs_src/dependencies/tutorial006_an_py39.py hl[10,15] *}

### Return values { #return-values }

And they can return values or not, the values won't be used.

## The normal **FastAPI** app { #the-normal-fastapi-app }

Let's first see how the normal API app would look like before adding the callback.

It will have a *path operation* that will receive an `Invoice` body, and a query parameter `callback_url` that will contain the URL for the callback.

This part is pretty normal, most of the code is probably already familiar to you:

### Outras funções de utilidade

Qualquer outra função de utilidade que você chame diretamente pode ser criada com `def` normal ou `async def` e o FastAPI não irá afetar o modo como você a chama.

### Diğer yardımcı fonksiyonlar

Doğrudan çağırdığınız diğer herhangi bir yardımcı fonksiyonu, normal "def" veya "async def" ile tanimlayabilirsiniz. FastAPI onu çağırma şeklinizi etkilemez.

### Otras funciones de utilidad

Cualquier otra función de utilidad que llames directamente puede ser creada con `def` normal o `async def` y FastAPI no afectará la forma en que la llames.

There are cases where you want to tell your API **users** that your app could call *their* app (sending a request) with some data, normally to **notify** of some type of **event**.

This means that instead of the normal process of your users sending requests to your API, it's **your API** (or your app) that could **send requests to their system** (to their API, their app).

This is normally called a **webhook**.

### Other utility functions { #other-utility-functions }

Any other utility function that you call directly can be created with normal `def` or `async def` and FastAPI won't affect the way you call it.

        curtainFinallyHook = new FessCurtainFinallyHook();
    }

    // Test normal execution of hook method
    public void test_hook_normalExecution() {
        // Create a mock FwAssistantDirector
        FwAssistantDirector assistantDirector = createMockAssistantDirector();

        // Should not throw any exception during normal execution
        curtainFinallyHook.hook(assistantDirector);

## HTTPX { #httpx }

Even if your **FastAPI** application uses normal `def` functions instead of `async def`, it is still an `async` application underneath.