FastAPI Service
Build production-grade FastAPI services with JWT authentication, structured logging via structlog, and Prometheus metrics.
Quick Start
import os
import sys
import logging
from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
from typing import Dict
import structlog
from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI, HTTPException, status
from fastapi.security import HTTPAuthorizationCredentials, HTTPBearer
from jose import JWTError, jwt
from prometheus_fastapi_instrumentator import Instrumentator
# -------------------------
# Logging configuration
# -------------------------
def configure_logging() -> None:
log_level_name = os.getenv("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO").upper()
log_level = getattr(logging, log_level_name, logging.INFO)
json_logs = os.getenv("LOG_JSON", "false").lower() == "true"
service_name = os.getenv("SERVICE_NAME", "fastapi-app")
logging.basicConfig(level=log_level, stream=sys.stdout)
processors = [
structlog.contextvars.merge_contextvars,
structlog.processors.add_log_level,
structlog.processors.TimeStamper(fmt="iso"),
structlog.processors.StackInfoRenderer(),
structlog.processors.format_exc_info,
]
if json_logs:
processors.append(structlog.processors.JSONRenderer())
else:
processors.append(structlog.dev.ConsoleRenderer())
structlog.configure(
processors=processors,
wrapper_class=structlog.make_filtering_bound_logger(log_level),
logger_factory=structlog.PrintLoggerFactory(),
cache_logger_on_first_use=True,
)
structlog.contextvars.bind_contextvars(service=service_name)
configure_logging()
log = structlog.get_logger()
# -------------------------
# Auth configuration
# -------------------------
JWT_SECRET = os.getenv("AUTH_SECRET", "change-me")
JWT_ALG = os.getenv("JWT_ALG", "HS256")
security = HTTPBearer(auto_error=True)
def require_claims(
credentials: HTTPAuthorizationCredentials = Depends(security),
) -> Dict:
token = credentials.credentials
try:
claims = jwt.decode(token, JWT_SECRET, algorithms=[JWT_ALG])
except JWTError:
raise HTTPException(
status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
detail="Invalid or expired token",
headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
)
return claims
# -------------------------
# App & instrumentation
# -------------------------
@asynccontextmanager
async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
log.info("service.startup")
try:
yield
finally:
log.info("service.shutdown")
app = FastAPI(title=os.getenv("SERVICE_NAME", "fastapi-app"), lifespan=lifespan)
# Prometheus: exposes /metrics by default
Instrumentator().instrument(app).expose(app)
@app.get("/healthz", tags=["health"])
def healthz():
return {"status": "ok"}
@app.get("/whoami", tags=["auth"])
def whoami(claims: Dict = Depends(require_claims)):
return {"claims": claims}
if __name__ == "__main__":
import uvicorn
host = os.getenv("HOST", "0.0.0.0")
port = int(os.getenv("PORT", "8000"))
uvicorn.run("main:app", host=host, port=port, reload=False)Dependencies
uv add fastapi "uvicorn[standard]" "python-jose[cryptography]" prometheus-fastapi-instrumentator structlogEnvironment
Create .env.server:
export AUTH_SECRET="your-strong-shared-secret"
export LOG_LEVEL=INFO
export LOG_JSON=falseMakefile
SHELL := /bin/bash
define setup_env
$(eval ENV_FILE := $(1))
$(eval include $(1))
$(eval export)
endef
run-server:
$(call setup_env, .env.server)
uv run uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000Testing Auth
Generate a test token:
uv run python - <<'PY'
from jose import jwt
print(jwt.encode({"sub":"alice","role":"admin"}, "your-strong-shared-secret", algorithm="HS256"))
PYCall the authenticated endpoint:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" http://localhost:8000/whoamiKey Patterns
- Lifespan: Use
@asynccontextmanagerfor startup/shutdown, not deprecatedon_event - Dependency injection: Use
Depends()for auth, DB connections, and shared resources - Structured logging: Configure structlog once at module level; bind context vars per-request
- Metrics:
prometheus-fastapi-instrumentatorauto-instruments all routes - Health check: Always expose
/healthzfor k8s readiness/liveness probes
Bookkeeping
After modifying the server, update the adjacent README.md to reflect the current API surface.