💡 What is fastapi-new?

fastapi-new is an official FastAPI project generator — think of it as create-react-app or npm init next-app, but for FastAPI.

It’s built to work seamlessly with uv, Astral’s modern package manager and Python runtime that makes environment management and dependency handling instant.

⚙️ Quickstart

1️⃣ Install uv

Follow the installation guide for your system.
It’s a single command and takes seconds.

2️⃣ Create a new FastAPI project

uvx fastapi-new awesomeapp

This will generate a new directory called awesomeapp containing:

• A minimal FastAPI app

• Pre-configured uv environment

• Ready-to-run dev server setup

3️⃣ Run your app

cd awesomeapp
uv run fastapi dev

Then open your browser and go to 👉 http://localhost:8000

You’ll see your brand-new FastAPI app running! 🚀

🧩 Bonus: Initialize in an Existing Directory

Already have a directory and just want to drop in a FastAPI scaffold?
Run this instead:

uvx fastapi-new

That’s it — it’ll set everything up right where you are.

❤️ Why This Matters

This release might seem small, but it’s part of a bigger story.

• 🌀 uv is redefining Python workflows — faster installs, isolated environments, and simple commands.

• ⚡ fastapi-new extends that to the FastAPI ecosystem — making app creation nearly instant.

• 🌱 It reflects the ongoing focus of FastAPI Labs on developer experience and performance.

You no longer need to think about setup, dependencies, or boilerplate. You can just start building.

🔗 Resources

• GitHub: fastapi/fastapi-new

• Announcement Post: Sebastián Ramírez on LinkedIn

• Astral’s uv: GitHub Repo

FastAPI has always been about speed — not just runtime performance, but developer speed. With fastapi-new, “Hello, FastAPI” has gotten faster than ever. One command, one second, and you’re ready to build.