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# HTTP QUERY |
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Typically, when you want to read data you use `GET`. If you need to send complex data (like a large JSON object) to filter that data, you traditionally had to use `POST` because `GET` requests does not support request bodies. |
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However, using `POST` for read-only operations isn't semantically correct, as `POST` implies that you are creating or modifying data. |
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There is a newer HTTP method called **QUERY**. It is designed exactly for this: performing safe, idempotent read operations that require a request body. |
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## Using `QUERY` |
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In **FastAPI**, you can use the `QUERY` method using the `@app.query()` decorator. |
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It works similarly to `@app.post()`, allowing you to receive Pydantic models in the body, but it signals that the operation is a read-only query. |
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{* ../../docs_src/http_query/tutorial001.py hl[7] *} |
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### Testing it |
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You can test it using an HTTP client that supports the `QUERY` method. |
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Because it allows a body, you can send complex filters without hitting URL length limits common with `GET` query parameters. |
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### Technical Details |
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The `QUERY` method is defined in the [IETF HTTP QUERY Method Draft](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body-02.html). It is considered: |
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* **Safe**: It does not alter the state of the server (read-only). |
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* **Idempotent**: Making the same request multiple times yields the same result. |
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from typing import Optional |
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from fastapi import FastAPI |
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from pydantic import BaseModel |
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app = FastAPI() |
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class ItemSearch(BaseModel): |
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keyword: str |
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min_price: Optional[float] = None |
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max_price: Optional[float] = None |
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@app.query("/items/") |
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async def search_items(search_params: ItemSearch): |
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return {"message": "Searching items", "search_params": search_params} |
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from fastapi.testclient import TestClient |
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from docs_src.http_query.tutorial001 import app |
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client = TestClient(app) |
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def test_query_items(): |
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response = client.request( |
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"QUERY", |
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"/items/", |
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json={"keyword": "book", "max_price": 50}, |
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) |
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assert response.status_code == 200 |
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assert response.json() == { |
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"message": "Searching items", |
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"search_params": { |
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"keyword": "book", |
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"min_price": None, |
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"max_price": 50.0, |
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}, |
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} |
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def test_openapi_schema(): |
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response = client.get("/openapi.json") |
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assert response.status_code == 200 |
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schema = response.json() |
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assert "query" in schema["paths"]["/items/"] |
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operation = schema["paths"]["/items/"]["query"] |
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assert "requestBody" in operation |
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assert "ItemSearch" in operation["requestBody"]["content"]["application/json"]["schema"]["$ref"] |
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