Are you ready to dive into the world of building powerful backend APIs? Join us for an exciting 3-hour hands-on workshop, where we will build a financial wellness API with FastAPI designed specifically for beginners!

In this workshop, you'll learn the fundamentals of REST APIs and how to build a simple FastAPI project.

Workshop Details

• Target Audience: Beginners who are new to FastAPI / Restful APIs

• Prerequisites: Basic Python Knowledge

• No. of Pax: 110 pax (physical), no limit for online

• Workshop Objectives:

  • To teach REST API fundamentals with a simple FastAPI project

  • To demonstrate the strength of Pydantic for data validation

  • To promote financial literacy in alignment with SDG 1

• Speaker/Host:

  • Dalton Gan, GDGOC APU App Dev Lead

• Format and Duration:

  • Hands-on workshop with live coding and Q&A

  • 3 hours

• Date, Time and Preferred Venue:

  • Date & Time: June 16, 2025 (Monday) | 6:30pm to 9:30pm

  • Venue: Online (Bevy), Physical (S-08-01)

Workshop Agenda

1. Path Parameters vs. Query Parameters (30 mins)

2. API Bodies & Headers with Pydantic Models (30 mins)

3. Building Budget Tracker Endpoints (60 mins)

   • Income/Expense Tracking

   • Budget Calculation

4. Interactive API Testing with Bruno (30 mins)

5. Documentation with Swagger UI (5 mins)

Benefits

• Develop in-demand backend API skills

• Raise awareness about SDG 1 and financial resilience

• Provide opportunities for participants to network with like-minded individuals

• Enhance the reputation of GDGOC APU through our commitment to SDG

Materials Required

• Hardware Requirements:

• Each participants should bring along:

  • A Laptop (minimum 8GB of RAM)

• Software Requirements:

  • Each participants must have these software/programs installed:

  • Python & pip (any python 3.X version will do)

    • https://www.python.org/downloads/

  • Bruno (or any API client like Postman/Insomnia)

    • https://www.usebruno.com/