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Extremely fast due to async nature and Starlette integration

Pydantic adds minor overhead for validation

Handles thousands of requests per second

Supports HTTP/2 via ASGI servers

Automatic JSON serialization improves throughput

Use HTTPS for secure communication

Validate all user inputs via Pydantic

Implement OAuth2, JWT, or API keys

Use CORS middleware for cross-origin requests

Keep dependencies updated to avoid vulnerabilities

Logging with standard Python logging or structlog

Monitor CPU, memory, and request metrics

Track endpoint performance

Integrate with Prometheus/Grafana

Profile async endpoints under load

Follow Python async best practices

Use Pydantic and type hints consistently

Write unit and integration tests

Document routes and dependencies

Apply modular structure with routers and services