# Help FastAPI - Get Help
Do you like **FastAPI**?
Would you like to help FastAPI, other users, and the author?
Or would you like to get help with **FastAPI**?
There are very simple ways to help (several involve just one or two clicks).
And there are several ways to get help too.
## Star **FastAPI** in GitHub
You can "star" FastAPI in GitHub (clicking the star button at the top right): https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi.
By adding a star, other users will be able to find it more easily and see that it has been already useful for others.
## Watch the GitHub repository for releases
You can "watch" FastAPI in GitHub (clicking the "watch" button at the top right): https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi.
There you can select "Releases only".
Doing it, you will receive notifications (in your email) whenever there's a new release (a new version) of **FastAPI** with bug fixes and new features.
## Join the chat
Join the chat on Gitter: https://gitter.im/tiangolo/fastapi.
There you can ask quick questions, help others, share ideas, etc.
## Connect with the author
You can connect with me (Sebastián Ramírez / `tiangolo`), the author.
You can:
* Follow me on **GitHub**.
* See other Open Source projects I have created that could help you.
* Follow me to see when I create a new Open Source project.
* Follow me on **Twitter**.
* Tell me how you use FastAPI (I love to hear that).
* Ask questions.
* Connect with me on **Linkedin**.
* Talk to me.
* Endorse me or recommend me :)
* Read what I write (or follow me) on **Medium**.
* Read other ideas, articles and tools I have created.
* Follow me to see when I publish something new.
## Tweet about **FastAPI**
Tweet about **FastAPI** and let me and others know why you like it.
## Let me know how are you using **FastAPI**
I love to hear about how **FastAPI** is being used, what have you liked in it, in which project/company are you using it, etc.
You can let me know:
* On **Twitter**.
* On **Linkedin**.
* On **Medium**.
## Vote for FastAPI
* Vote for **FastAPI** in Slant.
## Help others with issues in GitHub
You can see existing issues and try and help others.
## Watch the GitHub repository
You can "watch" FastAPI in GitHub (clicking the "watch" button at the top right): https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi.
If you select "Watching" instead of "Releases only", you will receive notifications when someone creates a new issue.
Then you can try and help them solving those issues.
## Create issues
You can create a new issue in the GitHub repository, for example to:
* Report a bug/issue.
* Suggest a new feature.
* Ask a question.
## Create a Pull Request
You can create a Pull Request, for example:
* To fix a typo you found on the documentation.
* To propose new documentation sections.
* To fix an existing issue/bug.
* To add a new feature.
## Sponsor the author
You can also financially support the author (me) through GitHub sponsors.
There you could buy me a coffee ☕️ to say thanks 😄.
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Thanks!