@app.get("/items/{item_id}")
async def read_item(item_id: int, q: Union[str, None] = None):
    return {"item_id": item_id, "q": q}
```

**Note**:

If you don't know, check the _"In a hurry?"_ section about <a href="https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/async/#in-a-hurry" target="_blank">`async` and `await` in the docs</a>.

</details>

### Run it

Run the server with:

<div class="termy">

```console
$ fastapi dev main.py

But by default, it all **"just works"**.

### Validation

* Validation for most (or all?) Python **data types**, including:
    * JSON objects (`dict`).
    * JSON array (`list`) defining item types.
    * String (`str`) fields, defining min and max lengths.
    * Numbers (`int`, `float`) with min and max values, etc.

* Validation for more exotic types, like:
    * URL.
    * Email.

```Python hl_lines="7"
{!../../../docs_src/first_steps/tutorial003.py!}
```

!!! note
    If you don't know the difference, check the [Async: *"In a hurry?"*](../async.md#in-a-hurry){.internal-link target=_blank}.

### Step 5: return the content

```Python hl_lines="8"
{!../../../docs_src/first_steps/tutorial001.py!}
```

build:linux --copt="-Wno-all"
build:linux --copt="-Wno-extra"
build:linux --copt="-Wno-deprecated"
build:linux --copt="-Wno-deprecated-declarations"
build:linux --copt="-Wno-ignored-attributes"
build:linux --copt="-Wno-array-bounds"

# Add unused-result as an error on Linux.
build:linux --copt="-Wunused-result"
build:linux --copt="-Werror=unused-result"
# Add switch as an error on Linux.
build:linux --copt="-Wswitch"

Using Linux containers has several advantages including **security**, **replicability**, **simplicity**, and others.

!!! tip
    In a hurry and already know this stuff? Jump to the [`Dockerfile` below 👇](#build-a-docker-image-for-fastapi).

<details>
<summary>Dockerfile Preview 👀</summary>

```Dockerfile
FROM python:3.9

WORKDIR /code

@app.get("/items/{item_id}")
async def read_item(item_id: int, q: Union[str, None] = None):
    return {"item_id": item_id, "q": q}
```

**Note**:

If you don't know, check the _"In a hurry?"_ section about <a href="https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/async/#in-a-hurry" target="_blank">`async` and `await` in the docs</a>.

</details>

### Run it

Run the server with:

<div class="termy">

```console
$ fastapi dev main.py