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FastAPI Authentication

Implement API key authentication in FastAPI using Unkey with a dependency injection pattern. Protect endpoints with automatic key verification.
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A clean, reusable pattern using FastAPI's dependency injection system.

Install#

Basic Dependency#

dependencies/auth.py

Use in Routes#

main.py

Typed Response Model#

Create a Pydantic model for the auth result:

models/auth.py
dependencies/auth.py

Permission-Based Access#

Create dependencies for different permission levels:

dependencies/auth.py

Use in routes:

main.py

Rate Limit Headers#

Return rate limit info in response headers:

dependencies/auth.py

Async Client#

For better performance with async FastAPI:

dependencies/auth.py
main.py

Full Example#

main.py

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