!!! info
    Keep in mind that dataclasses can't do everything Pydantic models can do.

    So, you might still need to use Pydantic models.

    But if you have a bunch of dataclasses laying around, this is a nice trick to use them to power a web API using FastAPI. 🤓

## Dataclasses in `response_model`

You can also use `dataclasses` in the `response_model` parameter:

```Python hl_lines="1  7-13  19"

            "X-Token": "fake-super-secret-token",
            "X-Key": "fake-super-secret-key",
        },
    )
    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
    assert response.json() == [{"username": "Rick"}, {"username": "Morty"}]


def test_openapi_schema():
    response = client.get("/openapi.json")
    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
    assert response.json() == {
        "openapi": "3.1.0",

    end

    rect rgba(0, 255, 0, .1)
        code ->> function: say_hi(name="Rick")
        function ->> execute: execute function code
        execute ->> code: return the result
    end

    rect rgba(0, 255, 0, .1)
        code ->> function: say_hi(name="Rick", salutation="Mr.")
        function ->> execute: execute function code
        execute ->> code: return the result
    end

Nevertheless, we can declare the expected schema for the request body.

### Custom OpenAPI content type

Using this same trick, you could use a Pydantic model to define the JSON Schema that is then included in the custom OpenAPI schema section for the *path operation*.

And you could do this even if the data type in the request is not JSON.

            "X-Token": "fake-super-secret-token",
            "X-Key": "fake-super-secret-key",
        },
    )
    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
    assert response.json() == [{"username": "Rick"}, {"username": "Morty"}]


def test_openapi_schema():
    response = client.get("/openapi.json")
    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
    assert response.json() == {
        "openapi": "3.1.0",

            "X-Token": "fake-super-secret-token",
            "X-Key": "fake-super-secret-key",
        },
    )
    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
    assert response.json() == [{"username": "Rick"}, {"username": "Morty"}]


@needs_py39
def test_openapi_schema(client: TestClient):
    response = client.get("/openapi.json")
    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text

!!! tip
    This is just standard Python, it's called a "type alias", it's actually not specific to **FastAPI**.

    But because **FastAPI** is based on the Python standards, including `Annotated`, you can use this trick in your code. 😎

    return client


def test_users_token_jessica(client: TestClient):
    response = client.get("/users?token=jessica")
    assert response.status_code == 200
    assert response.json() == [{"username": "Rick"}, {"username": "Morty"}]


def test_users_with_no_token(client: TestClient):
    response = client.get("/users")
    assert response.status_code == 422
    assert response.json() == IsDict(
        {

    return client


@needs_py39
def test_users_token_jessica(client: TestClient):
    response = client.get("/users?token=jessica")
    assert response.status_code == 200
    assert response.json() == [{"username": "Rick"}, {"username": "Morty"}]


@needs_py39
def test_users_with_no_token(client: TestClient):
    response = client.get("/users")
    assert response.status_code == 422
    assert response.json() == IsDict(
        {

    return client


def test_users_token_jessica(client: TestClient):
    response = client.get("/users?token=jessica")
    assert response.status_code == 200
    assert response.json() == [{"username": "Rick"}, {"username": "Morty"}]


def test_users_with_no_token(client: TestClient):
    response = client.get("/users")
    assert response.status_code == 422
    assert response.json() == IsDict(
        {