needed by API systems is data "<abbr title="also called marshalling, conversion">serialization</abbr>" which is taking data from the code (Python) and converting it into something that can be sent through the network. For example, converting an object containing data from a database into a JSON object. Converting `datetime` objects into strings, etc.

Another big feature needed by APIs is data validation, making sure that the data is valid, given certain parameters. For example, that some...

$ python ./scripts/docs.py live es

<span style="color: green;">[INFO]</span> Serving on http://127.0.0.1:8008
<span style="color: green;">[INFO]</span> Start watching changes
<span style="color: green;">[INFO]</span> Start detecting changes
```

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!!! tip
    Alternatively, you can perform the same steps that scripts does manually.

    Go into the language directory, for the Spanish translations it's at `docs/es/`:

<font color="#3465A4">INFO    </font> Using path <font color="#3465A4">main.py</font>
<font color="#3465A4">INFO    </font> Resolved absolute path <font color="#75507B">/home/user/code/awesomeapp/</font><font color="#AD7FA8">main.py</font>
<font color="#3465A4">INFO    </font> Searching for package file structure from directories with <font color="#3465A4">__init__.py</font> files

    So, with that type declaration, **FastAPI** gives you automatic request <abbr title="converting the string that comes from an HTTP request into Python data">"parsing"</abbr>.

## Data validation

Uruchom serwer używając:

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```console
$ uvicorn main:app --reload

INFO:     Uvicorn running on http://127.0.0.1:8000 (Press CTRL+C to quit)
INFO:     Started reloader process [28720]
INFO:     Started server process [28722]
INFO:     Waiting for application startup.
INFO:     Application startup complete.
```

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Puoi far partire il server così:

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```console
$ uvicorn main:app --reload

INFO:     Uvicorn running on http://127.0.0.1:8000 (Press CTRL+C to quit)
INFO:     Started reloader process [28720]
INFO:     Started server process [28722]
INFO:     Waiting for application startup.
INFO:     Application startup complete.
```

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<details markdown="1">

[19511] [INFO] Application startup complete.
[19513] [INFO] Started server process [19513]
[19513] [INFO] Waiting for application startup.
[19513] [INFO] Application startup complete.
[19514] [INFO] Started server process [19514]
[19514] [INFO] Waiting for application startup.
[19514] [INFO] Application startup complete.
[19515] [INFO] Started server process [19515]
[19515] [INFO] Waiting for application startup.

<img src="/img/tutorial/path-operation-advanced-configuration/image01.png">

&amp; 🚥 👆 👀 📉 🗄 ( `/openapi.json` 👆 🛠️), 👆 🔜 👀 👆 ↔ 🍕 🎯 *➡ 🛠️* 💁‍♂️:

```JSON hl_lines="22"
{
    "openapi": "3.0.2",
    "info": {
        "title": "FastAPI",
        "version": "0.1.0"
    },
    "paths": {
        "/items/": {
            "get": {
                "summary": "Read Items",

@needs_pydanticv2
def test_model_field_default_required():
    # For coverage
    field_info = FieldInfo(annotation=str)
    field = ModelField(name="foo", field_info=field_info)
    assert field.default is Undefined


@needs_pydanticv1
def test_upload_file_dummy_with_info_plain_validator_function():
    # For coverage
    assert UploadFile.__get_pydantic_core_schema__(str, lambda x: None) == {}

<font color="#3465A4">INFO    </font> Using path <font color="#3465A4">main.py</font>
<font color="#3465A4">INFO    </font> Resolved absolute path <font color="#75507B">/home/user/code/awesomeapp/</font><font color="#AD7FA8">main.py</font>
<font color="#3465A4">INFO    </font> Searching for package file structure from directories with <font color="#3465A4">__init__.py</font> files