Is FastAPI dead?
Deaditude Score:
38.8%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Predictable, constant, and unlikely to appear on any conference t-shirts.
*Data last collected: 6 Dec 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
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⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2018
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
14
Answer Rate
7%
Acceptance Rate
7%
Growth
+100%
Recent Questions
ClientSession for mcp sse_client throws httpx.ReadTimeout after session has been initialized in docker container
Unanswered44 views
clientfastapiserver-sent-events
FastAPI-Login optional dependency always returns None even with a valid token
Answered26 views
pythonauthenticationjwt
FastAPI: /v1/modules returns {"detail": "Not Found"} even though router is defined
Unanswered23 views
modulefastapi
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
26,651
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
33
Posts
23.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-46.7%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI built a FastAPI CLI that scaffolds full apps (auth, workers, DB, scheduler) with the ability to add/remove components/services at any time
r/FastAPI12 days ago
123(100%)12
How accurate do you think this image is?
r/FastAPI21 days ago
111(86%)19
I built a Django-style boilerplate for FastAPI
r/FastAPI16 days ago
74(96%)12
FastAPI Template
r/FastAPI1 months ago
64(99%)18
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
FastAPI jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
2,224🇮🇳India
1,412🇫🇷France
323🇩🇪Germany
233🇬🇧United Kingdom
219🇨🇦Canada
202Market Summary
4,613
Total Jobs
🏢
32,449
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
FastAPI is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about FastAPI, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
102
Posts
Community Interest
Average points5.2
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Visualize FastAPI endpoints with FastAPI-Voyager
1 months ago
12724
Vercel zero-configuration FastAPI back ends
2 months ago
90
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
FastAPI content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
35
Videos
175.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
5.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering FastAPI:
Eric Roby
Small Creator
AI with Akash
Small Creator
CodingEntrepreneurs
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
FastAPI Crash Course in Tamil 🔥 | Build REST API with Python, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL (Full Project)
JVL code
2 months ago
46947
ChatGPT Apps SDK: Your first MCP Server with Python, FastMCP, & FastAPI
CodingEntrepreneurs
2 months ago
26118
🔥 Complete FastAPI Tutorial in Tamil - Build your own RestAPI | Beginner Friendly | GenAI | FastAPI
AI with Akash
2 months ago
20230
2 months ago
18442
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2025 | 38.8% |
| 22 Nov 2025 | 38.6% |
| 8 Nov 2025 | 35.6% |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 32.4% |
| 13 Oct 2025 | 38.1% |
| 29 Sept 2025 | 40.1% |
| 16 Sept 2025 | 27.3% |
| 2 Sept 2025 | 36.4% |
| 19 Aug 2025 | 36.4% |
| 6 Aug 2025 | 29.5% |
| 23 Jul 2025 | 38.6% |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 37.0% |
| 26 Jun 2025 | 26.1% |
| 12 Jun 2025 | 45.0% |
| 30 May 2025 | 39.1% |
| 10 May 2025 | 29.0% |
| 4 May 2025 | 40.0% |
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