!!! 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"

# Test required and embedded body parameters with no bodies sent
def test_post_body_example():
    response = client.put(
        "/items/5",
        json={
            "name": "Foo",
            "description": "A very nice Item",
            "price": 35.4,
            "tax": 3.2,
        },
    )
    assert response.status_code == 200


def test_openapi_schema():
    response = client.get("/openapi.json")

@needs_py310
def test_post_body_example(client: TestClient):
    response = client.put(
        "/items/5",
        json={
            "name": "Foo",
            "description": "A very nice Item",
            "price": 35.4,
            "tax": 3.2,
        },
    )
    assert response.status_code == 200


@needs_py310
def test_openapi_schema(client: TestClient):

    return client


@needs_pydanticv2
def test_post_body_example(client: TestClient):
    response = client.put(
        "/items/5",
        json={
            "name": "Foo",
            "description": "A very nice Item",
            "price": 35.4,
            "tax": 3.2,
        },
    )
    assert response.status_code == 200


@needs_pydanticv2
def test_openapi_schema(client: TestClient):

@needs_py310
@needs_pydanticv1
def test_post_body_example(client: TestClient):
    response = client.put(
        "/items/5",
        json={
            "name": "Foo",
            "description": "A very nice Item",
            "price": 35.4,
            "tax": 3.2,
        },
    )
    assert response.status_code == 200


@needs_py310
@needs_pydanticv1
def test_openapi_schema(client: TestClient):

# Test required and embedded body parameters with no bodies sent
def test_post_body_example():
    response = client.put(
        "/items/5",
        json={
            "name": "Foo",
            "description": "A very nice Item",
            "price": 35.4,
            "tax": 3.2,
        },
    )
    assert response.status_code == 200


def test_openapi_schema():
    response = client.get("/openapi.json")

@needs_py39
def test_post_body_example(client: TestClient):
    response = client.put(
        "/items/5",
        json={
            "name": "Foo",
            "description": "A very nice Item",
            "price": 35.4,
            "tax": 3.2,
        },
    )
    assert response.status_code == 200


@needs_py39
def test_openapi_schema(client: TestClient):

## Data validation

But if you go to the browser at <a href="http://127.0.0.1:8000/items/foo" class="external-link" target="_blank">http://127.0.0.1:8000/items/foo</a>, you will see a nice HTTP error of:

```JSON
{
  "detail": [
    {
      "type": "int_parsing",
      "loc": [
        "path",
        "item_id"
      ],

from fastapi import FastAPI
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field

app = FastAPI()


class Item(BaseModel):
    name: str = Field(examples=["Foo"])
    description: str | None = Field(default=None, examples=["A very nice Item"])
    price: float = Field(examples=[35.4])
    tax: float | None = Field(default=None, examples=[3.2])


@app.put("/items/{item_id}")
async def update_item(item_id: int, item: Item):

async def update_item(
    item_id: int,
    item: Annotated[
        Item,
        Body(
            examples=[
                {
                    "name": "Foo",
                    "description": "A very nice Item",
                    "price": 35.4,
                    "tax": 3.2,
                }
            ],
        ),
    ],
):
    results = {"item_id": item_id, "item": item}