Data Validation And Parsing

Leverage the power of type hints to define how data should be validated, parsed and serialized

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Open Ecosystem

Define schemas and models for validation with standard types such as dataclasses, libraries like Pydantic, or integrate your own

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OpenAPI

Automatically generated OpenAPI schemas help to document APIs and integrate with the frontend via TypeScript schema generation

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Interactive API Documentation

Interactively explore your APIs through Swagger, Redoc or Stoplight Elements, powered by OpenAPI

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Middlewares

Handle rate-limiting, CORS, CSRF, compression, logging and many more common tasks with Litestar's built-in middlewares

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Data Stores

Interfaces for various key/value stores that seamlessly integrate with your application and third party extensions

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ORM Integration

First-class SQLAlchemy support let's you use your models for validation and serialization directly, reducing code duplication

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Dependency Injection

Powerful dependency injection on all application layers, aides in code decoupling and reduces repetition

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Caching

Response caching with minimal configuration and overhead to speed up response times

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WebSockets

Easy to use WebSockets integration, featuring high- and low-level APIs and support for automatic data validation and serialization

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Runtime Safety Through Strict Validation

Litestar is strictly typed and user supplied functions are meticulously validated to minimize runtime errors

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Authentication And Authorization

Session and JWT based authentication and utilities at your disposal to start building your authentication layer with ease

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