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# **The Modern **Python
**ASGI Framework**
Built to scale
Fast APIs with automatic OpenAPI documentation, dependency injection, type safety, and a lot of batteries included. Litestar makes designing complex web apps simpler
[**Get started **](https://docs.litestar.dev/) [** View on Github **](https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar)
## **Focused on development experience**
- **Modern batteries included** Comprehensive optional features available out-of-the-box - authentication, validation, ORM integration, caching, middleware, and more. Use what you need, when you need it.
- **Strict & opinionated design** Thoughtful defaults and clear conventions guide you toward best practices, reducing decision fatigue and ensuring consistent, maintainable code.
- **Hierarchical configuration** Layered configuration system allows easy modularization. Override settings at any level - application, controller, or route - for maximum flexibility.
- **Powerful plugin system** Extend functionality seamlessly with official and community plugins. Build reusable components that integrate naturally with Litestar's architecture.
[Explore documentation](https://docs.litestar.dev/)
## **Everything you need to build modern APIs**
Litestar provides all the tools you need out of the box, with minimal configuration required.
- **Data Validation And Parsing** Leverage the power of type hints to define how data should be validated, parsed and serialized. [Data Validation And Parsing](https://docs.litestar.dev/2/usage/dto/index.html)
- **Open Ecosystem** Define schemas and models for validation with standard types such as dataclasses, libraries like Pydantic, msgspec, attr, or integrate your own. [Open Ecosystem](https://docs.litestar.dev/2/usage/applications.html)
- **OpenAPI** Automatically generated OpenAPI schemas help to document APIs and integrate with the frontend via TypeScript schema generation. [OpenAPI](https://docs.litestar.dev/2/usage/openapi/index.html)
- **Interactive API Documentation** Interactively explore your APIs through Swagger, Redoc or Stoplight Elements, powered by OpenAPI. [Interactive API Documentation](https://docs.litestar.dev/2/usage/openapi/ui_plugins.html)
- **Middlewares** Handle rate-limiting, CORS, CSRF, compression, logging and many more common tasks with Litestar's built-in middlewares. [Middlewares](https://docs.litestar.dev/2/usage/middleware/builtin-middleware.html)
- **Data Stores** Interfaces for various key/value stores that seamlessly integrate with your application and third party extensions. [Data Stores](https://docs.litestar.dev/2/usage/stores.html)
- **ORM Integration** First-class SQLAlchemy support let's you use your models for validation and serialization directly, reducing code duplication. [ORM Integration](https://docs.litestar.dev/2/usage/databases/sqlalchemy/index.html)
- **Dependency Injection** Powerful dependency injection on all application layers, aides in code decoupling and reduces repetition. [Dependency Injection](https://docs.litestar.dev/2/usage/dependency-injection.html)
- **Caching** Response caching with minimal configuration and overhead to speed up response times. [Caching](https://docs.litestar.dev/2/usage/caching.html)
- **WebSockets** Easy to use WebSockets integration, featuring high- and low-level APIs and support for automatic data validation and serialization. [WebSockets](https://docs.litestar.dev/2/usage/websockets.html)
- **Authentication And Authorization** Session and JWT based authentication and utilities at your disposal to start building your authentication layer with ease. [Authentication And Authorization](https://docs.litestar.dev/2/usage/security/index.html)
- **Explore Litestar now**[Start reading docs](https://docs.litestar.dev/)
## Extend Litestar with plugins
Litestar has a rich module ecosystem, with both official and community-driven plugins. This accelerates development by providing ready-to-use solutions for common needs.
[Explore all plugins](https://litestar.dev/plugins)
### Advanced Alchemy
Ready-to-go SQLAlchemy concoctions.
[**434.9K**](https://pypi.org/project/advanced-alchemy) [**793**](https://github.com/litestar-org/advanced-alchemy)
[Advanced Alchemy](https://litestar.dev/plugins/advanced-alchemy)
### Litestar AsyncPG
Asyncpg plugin for Litestar
[**1.5K**](https://pypi.org/project/litestar-asyncpg) [**14**](https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar-asyncpg)
[Litestar AsyncPG](https://litestar.dev/plugins/litestar-asyncpg)
### Litestar Autowire
Package-based route, listener, and task discovery for Litestar
[**492**](https://pypi.org/project/litestar-autowire) [**2**](https://github.com/cofin/litestar-autowire)
[Litestar Autowire](https://litestar.dev/plugins/litestar-autowire)
### Litestar Email
Email plugin for Litestar
[**2.6K**](https://pypi.org/project/litestar-email) [**15**](https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar-email)
[Litestar Email](https://litestar.dev/plugins/litestar-email)
### Litestar Granian
Granian plugin for Litestar
[**24.9K**](https://pypi.org/project/litestar-granian) [**44**](https://github.com/cofin/litestar-granian)
[Litestar Granian](https://litestar.dev/plugins/litestar-granian)
### Litestar HTMX
HTMX Integration for Litestar
[**1.9M**](https://pypi.org/project/litestar-htmx) [**12**](https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar-htmx)
[Litestar HTMX](https://litestar.dev/plugins/litestar-htmx)
### Litestar MCP
Litestar plugin for Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration
[**20.3K**](https://pypi.org/project/litestar-mcp) [**12**](https://github.com/cofin/litestar-mcp)
[Litestar MCP](https://litestar.dev/plugins/litestar-mcp)
### Litestar OracleDB
Oracle DB plugin for Litestar
[**23**](https://pypi.org/project/litestar-oracledb) [**4**](https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar-oracledb)
[Litestar OracleDB](https://litestar.dev/plugins/litestar-oracledb)
### Litestar Queues
Task queues, workers, schedules, and backend integrations for Litestar
[**1.2K**](https://pypi.org/project/litestar-queues) [**8**](https://github.com/cofin/litestar-queues)
[Litestar Queues](https://litestar.dev/plugins/litestar-queues)
### Litestar SAQ
Litestar integration for SAQ
[**21.5K**](https://pypi.org/project/litestar-saq) [**31**](https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar-saq)
[Litestar SAQ](https://litestar.dev/plugins/litestar-saq)
### Litestar Vite
Vite plugin for Litestar
[**20.7K**](https://pypi.org/project/litestar-vite) [**35**](https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar-vite)
[Litestar Vite](https://litestar.dev/plugins/litestar-vite)
### SQLSpec
SQL Experiments in Python
[**20.4K**](https://pypi.org/project/sqlspec) [**97**](https://github.com/litestar-org/sqlspec)
[SQLSpec](https://litestar.dev/plugins/sqlspec)
## **Unlock synergy, seamless integrations with Litestar**
Explore Litestar seamless integrations with other tools and platforms, enhancing productivity and workflow efficiency.
### **Scalar**
Scalar integration.
[Card link](https://github.com/scalar/scalar)
### **RapiDoc**
RapiDoc integration.
[Card link](https://github.com/rapi-doc/RapiDoc)
### **ReDoc**
ReDoc integration.
[Card link](https://github.com/Redocly/redoc)
### **Spotlight Elements**
Elements integration.
[Card link](https://github.com/stoplightio/elements)
### **Swagger UI**
Swagger UI integration.
[Card link](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui)
### **YAML**
YAML integration.
[Card link](https://yaml.org/)
## **Work with any Python data model**
Litestar supports all popular Python data modeling libraries out of the box. Choose your favorite or mix and match based on your needs.
### **Pydantic**
The most popular data validation library for Python.
[Card link](https://docs.pydantic.dev/)
### **Dataclasses**
Python's built-in dataclasses with full support for serialization and validation.
[Card link](https://docs.python.org/3/library/dataclasses.html)
### **Attrs**
Python classes without boilerplate. Mature and battle-tested with excellent performance.
[Card link](https://www.attrs.org/)
### **TypedDict**
Type hints for dictionaries with specific key-value types and API responses.
[Card link](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.TypedDict)
### **Msgspec**
Fast serialization and validation library with JSON and MessagePack support.
[Card link](https://jcristharif.com/msgspec/)
## **The developer's choice for simple and powerful APIs**
Litestar was born from developers' need to boost productivity and platform performance. What began as a starlette based-solution is now a solid ASGI frameworks to build APIs that scale.
**1.6M**
Monthly downloads
[Card link](https://pypi.org/project/litestar/)
**8.4K**
GitHub Stars
[Card link](https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar)
**Open source**
Litestar is 100% powered by our passionate open source community.
[Start contributing](https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar)
[Card link](https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar)
**287**
Contributors
[Card link](https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar/graphs/contributors)
**2.1K**
Members
[Card link](https://discord.gg/litestar)
## **Sponsors**
Litestar is made possible by contributors and sponsor, it will remain free and open source under the MIT License.
[Become a sponsor](https://opencollective.com/litestar)
- [**Scalar**](https://scalar.com/)
- [**Telemetry Sports**](https://telemetrysports.com/)