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GET /v1/names/4

200 OK
{
  "id": 4,
  "name": "Guido"
}

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What Is an API? A Plain-English Guide for Beginners An API is a menu a program can order from. Learn what that means, why it matters, and try one live in your browser.
Your First GET Request: Browser, curl and Python Make the same API request three ways: in a browser, with curl, and with Python's requests library.
FastAPI Hello World: Build Your Own Tiny API Build and run a three-line FastAPI app, then call it. The fastest way to learn how the practice API on this site works.

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