The latest articles on DEV Community by momobabinks (@momobabinks). https://dev.to/momobabinks https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3380136%2F316ed160-bd42-45f2-820e-8331353479a9.gif https://dev.to/momobabinks en momobabinks Tue, 22 Jul 2025 23:36:17 +0000 https://dev.to/momobabinks/im-learning-fastapi-by-building-and-sharing-my-own-apis-feedback-welcome-2dc https://dev.to/momobabinks/im-learning-fastapi-by-building-and-sharing-my-own-apis-feedback-welcome-2dc <p>Hey devs 👋</p> <p>I recently started learning <strong>FastAPI</strong> and wanted to get some real-world experience by building and publishing a few small APIs.</p> <h3> 🌐 What I built: </h3> <p>To practice, I created and deployed a few simple APIs on <a href="https://rapidapi.com/user/mohamedmouminchk" rel="noopener noreferrer">RapidAPI</a>, including:</p> <ul> <li>☀️ A real-time <strong>Weather API</strong> </li> <li>🔳 A <strong>QR Code Generator API</strong> </li> <li>✂️ A few <strong>text-processing tools</strong> (case converters, cleaners, etc.)</li> </ul> <p>Most of them have <strong>free usage plans</strong>, so feel free to give them a try!</p> <blockquote> <p>🔗 Here’s my profile:<br><br> <a href="https://rapidapi.com/user/mohamedmouminchk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://rapidapi.com/user/mohamedmouminchk</a></p> </blockquote> <h3> 📚 Why I'm doing this: </h3> <p>I’m still a beginner, and I wanted to go beyond just watching tutorials. By actually building things and sharing them, I'm learning:</p> <ul> <li>How to structure and document APIs</li> <li>How to deploy and version them</li> <li>How to handle feedback, bugs, and real use cases</li> </ul> <h3> 🙏 I’d love your feedback! </h3> <p>If you have a minute to try one of the APIs, I’d be super grateful for any feedback:</p> <ul> <li>Is the documentation clear?</li> <li>Is the response structure clean?</li> <li>Any bugs or design issues?</li> <li>Is it useful at all?</li> </ul> <p>Whether you're a beginner like me or more experienced, your opinion would really help me grow.</p> <h3> 🚀 Next steps </h3> <p>I plan to:</p> <ul> <li>Add better error handling and validation</li> <li>Make the docs more beginner-friendly</li> <li>Create small front-end demos to showcase each API</li> </ul> <p>Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance to anyone who checks them out or drops a comment! 🙌</p> <p>Feel free to connect — I love learning with others who are building cool stuff, even small things.</p> fastapi webdev api learning