Quickly Authenticate Users with FastAPI and Token Authentication

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New to Cloud Computing? Get started here with a $100 credit → https://www.linode.com/lp/youtube-viewers/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=dev_advocacy&utm_content=auapi_twt_02_08_23 In this 2 part series on API Authentication, Tim from @TechWithTim explains how to build an authenticated API using python and Fast API. In this first episode, we'll cover how to set up a FastAPI project and start using tokens to authenticate users. Be sure to subscribe to catch the second video in this series. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:58 - Install Python Packages 4:36 - FastAPI import and Project Setup 7:08 - Access FastAPI documentation 8:48 - Using Query and Path Parameters 11:03 - How to Accept API Requests 13:30 - Set up API User Authentication 19:36 - Hashing and Authenticating Passwords 26:30 - Create an Access Token based on Login Data 33:50 - Writing a Token Root 40:51 - Testing Token Authorization 45:31 - Conclusion Check out Tim's code on GitHub → https://github.com/techwithtim/Fast-API-Tutorial Watch this video for an introduction to APIs → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArIyMXeHwi0 Read the guide on choosing a Python API framework → https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/how-to-choose-python-api-framework/ Subscribe to get notified of new episodes as they come out → https://www.youtube.com/linode?sub_confirmation=1 #Linode #FastAPI #API #TechWithTim Product: Linode, API, FastAPI; @TechWithTim