sanic-org/sanic

Accelerate your web app development | Build fast. Run fast.

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    :alt: Sanic | Build fast. Run fast.

Sanic | Build fast. Run fast.
=============================

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.. list-table::
    :widths: 15 85
    :stub-columns: 1

    * - Build
      - | |Tests|
    * - Docs
      - | |UserGuide| |Documentation|
    * - Package
      - | |PyPI| |PyPI version| |Wheel| |Supported implementations| |Code style ruff|
    * - Support
      - | |Forums| |Discord| |Awesome|
    * - Stats
      - | |Monthly Downloads| |Weekly Downloads| |Conda downloads|

.. |UserGuide| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/user%20guide-sanic-ff0068
   :target: https://sanic.dev/
.. |Forums| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/forums-community-ff0068.svg
   :target: https://community.sanicframework.org/
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   :target: https://github.com/sanic-org/sanic/actions/workflows/tests.yml
.. |Documentation| image:: https://readthedocs.org/projects/sanic/badge/?version=latest
   :target: http://sanic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest
.. |PyPI| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/sanic.svg
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   :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sanic/
.. |Code style ruff| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-ruff-000000.svg
    :target: https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/
.. |Wheel| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/wheel/sanic.svg
    :alt: PyPI Wheel
    :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sanic
.. |Supported implementations| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/implementation/sanic.svg
    :alt: Supported implementations
    :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sanic
.. |Awesome| image:: https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg
    :alt: Awesome Sanic List
    :target: https://github.com/mekicha/awesome-sanic
.. |Monthly Downloads| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/sanic.svg
    :alt: Downloads
    :target: https://pepy.tech/project/sanic
.. |Weekly Downloads| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/dw/sanic.svg
    :alt: Downloads
    :target: https://pepy.tech/project/sanic
.. |Conda downloads| image:: https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/sanic.svg
    :alt: Downloads
    :target: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/sanic

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Sanic is a **Python 3.10+** web server and web framework that's written to go fast. It allows the usage of the ``async/await`` syntax added in Python 3.5, which makes your code non-blocking and speedy.

Sanic is also ASGI compliant, so you can deploy it with an `alternative ASGI webserver <https://sanicframework.org/en/guide/deployment/running.html#asgi>`_.

`Source code on GitHub <https://github.com/sanic-org/sanic/>`_ | `Help and discussion board <https://community.sanicframework.org/>`_ | `User Guide <https://sanicframework.org>`_ | `Chat on Discord <https://discord.gg/FARQzAEMAA>`_

The project is maintained by the community, for the community. **Contributions are welcome!**

The goal of the project is to provide a simple way to get up and running a highly performant HTTP server that is easy to build, to expand, and ultimately to scale.

Sponsor
-------

Check out `open collective <https://opencollective.com/sanic-org>`_ to learn more about helping to fund Sanic.


Installation
------------

``pip install sanic``

    Sanic makes use of ``uvloop`` and ``ujson`` to help with performance. If you do not want to use those packages, simply add an environmental variable ``SANIC_NO_UVLOOP=true`` or ``SANIC_NO_UJSON=true`` at install time.

    .. code:: shell

       $ export SANIC_NO_UVLOOP=true
       $ export SANIC_NO_UJSON=true
       $ pip install --no-binary :all: sanic


.. note::

  If you are running on a clean install of Fedora 28 or above, please make sure you have the ``redhat-rpm-config`` package installed in case if you want to
  use ``sanic`` with ``ujson`` dependency.


Hello World Example
-------------------

.. code:: python

    from sanic import Sanic
    from sanic.response import json

    app = Sanic("my-hello-world-app")

    @app.route('/')
    async def test(request):
        return json({'hello': 'world'})

Sanic can now be easily run from CLI using ``sanic hello.app``.

.. code::

    [2018-12-30 11:37:41 +0200] [13564] [INFO] Goin' Fast @ http://127.0.0.1:8000
    [2018-12-30 11:37:41 +0200] [13564] [INFO] Starting worker [13564]

And, we can verify it is working: ``curl localhost:8000 -i``

.. code::

    HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    Connection: keep-alive
    Keep-Alive: 5
    Content-Length: 17
    Content-Type: application/json

    {"hello":"world"}

**Now, let's go build something fast!**

Minimum Python version is 3.10.

Documentation
-------------

User Guide, Changelog, and API Documentation can be found at `sanic.dev <https://sanic.dev>`__.


Questions and Discussion
------------------------

`Ask a question or join the conversation <https://community.sanicframework.org/>`__.

Contribution
------------

We are always happy to have new contributions. We have `marked issues good for anyone looking to get started <https://github.com/sanic-org/sanic/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Abeginner>`_, and welcome `questions on the forums <https://community.sanicframework.org/>`_. Please take a look at our `Contribution guidelines <https://github.com/sanic-org/sanic/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>`_.

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sanic-org/sanic

Accelerate your web app development | Build fast. Run fast.

Python

18,639

2,600 commits

updated Jul 29, 2026

See the code

README

.. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sanic-org/sanic-assets/master/png/sanic-framework-logo-400x97.png
    :alt: Sanic | Build fast. Run fast.

Sanic | Build fast. Run fast.
=============================

.. start-badges

.. list-table::
    :widths: 15 85
    :stub-columns: 1

    * - Build
      - | |Tests|
    * - Docs
      - | |UserGuide| |Documentation|
    * - Package
      - | |PyPI| |PyPI version| |Wheel| |Supported implementations| |Code style ruff|
    * - Support
      - | |Forums| |Discord| |Awesome|
    * - Stats
      - | |Monthly Downloads| |Weekly Downloads| |Conda downloads|

.. |UserGuide| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/user%20guide-sanic-ff0068
   :target: https://sanic.dev/
.. |Forums| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/forums-community-ff0068.svg
   :target: https://community.sanicframework.org/
.. |Discord| image:: https://img.shields.io/discord/812221182594121728?logo=discord&label=Discord&color=5865F2
   :target: https://discord.gg/FARQzAEMAA
.. |Tests| image:: https://github.com/sanic-org/sanic/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=main
   :target: https://github.com/sanic-org/sanic/actions/workflows/tests.yml
.. |Documentation| image:: https://readthedocs.org/projects/sanic/badge/?version=latest
   :target: http://sanic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest
.. |PyPI| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/sanic.svg
   :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sanic/
.. |PyPI version| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/sanic.svg
   :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sanic/
.. |Code style ruff| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-ruff-000000.svg
    :target: https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/
.. |Wheel| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/wheel/sanic.svg
    :alt: PyPI Wheel
    :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sanic
.. |Supported implementations| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/implementation/sanic.svg
    :alt: Supported implementations
    :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sanic
.. |Awesome| image:: https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg
    :alt: Awesome Sanic List
    :target: https://github.com/mekicha/awesome-sanic
.. |Monthly Downloads| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/sanic.svg
    :alt: Downloads
    :target: https://pepy.tech/project/sanic
.. |Weekly Downloads| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/dw/sanic.svg
    :alt: Downloads
    :target: https://pepy.tech/project/sanic
.. |Conda downloads| image:: https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/sanic.svg
    :alt: Downloads
    :target: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/sanic

.. end-badges

Sanic is a **Python 3.10+** web server and web framework that's written to go fast. It allows the usage of the ``async/await`` syntax added in Python 3.5, which makes your code non-blocking and speedy.

Sanic is also ASGI compliant, so you can deploy it with an `alternative ASGI webserver <https://sanicframework.org/en/guide/deployment/running.html#asgi>`_.

`Source code on GitHub <https://github.com/sanic-org/sanic/>`_ | `Help and discussion board <https://community.sanicframework.org/>`_ | `User Guide <https://sanicframework.org>`_ | `Chat on Discord <https://discord.gg/FARQzAEMAA>`_

The project is maintained by the community, for the community. **Contributions are welcome!**

The goal of the project is to provide a simple way to get up and running a highly performant HTTP server that is easy to build, to expand, and ultimately to scale.

Sponsor
-------

Check out `open collective <https://opencollective.com/sanic-org>`_ to learn more about helping to fund Sanic.


Installation
------------

``pip install sanic``

    Sanic makes use of ``uvloop`` and ``ujson`` to help with performance. If you do not want to use those packages, simply add an environmental variable ``SANIC_NO_UVLOOP=true`` or ``SANIC_NO_UJSON=true`` at install time.

    .. code:: shell

       $ export SANIC_NO_UVLOOP=true
       $ export SANIC_NO_UJSON=true
       $ pip install --no-binary :all: sanic


.. note::

  If you are running on a clean install of Fedora 28 or above, please make sure you have the ``redhat-rpm-config`` package installed in case if you want to
  use ``sanic`` with ``ujson`` dependency.


Hello World Example
-------------------

.. code:: python

    from sanic import Sanic
    from sanic.response import json

    app = Sanic("my-hello-world-app")

    @app.route('/')
    async def test(request):
        return json({'hello': 'world'})

Sanic can now be easily run from CLI using ``sanic hello.app``.

.. code::

    [2018-12-30 11:37:41 +0200] [13564] [INFO] Goin' Fast @ http://127.0.0.1:8000
    [2018-12-30 11:37:41 +0200] [13564] [INFO] Starting worker [13564]

And, we can verify it is working: ``curl localhost:8000 -i``

.. code::

    HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    Connection: keep-alive
    Keep-Alive: 5
    Content-Length: 17
    Content-Type: application/json

    {"hello":"world"}

**Now, let's go build something fast!**

Minimum Python version is 3.10.

Documentation
-------------

User Guide, Changelog, and API Documentation can be found at `sanic.dev <https://sanic.dev>`__.


Questions and Discussion
------------------------

`Ask a question or join the conversation <https://community.sanicframework.org/>`__.

Contribution
------------

We are always happy to have new contributions. We have `marked issues good for anyone looking to get started <https://github.com/sanic-org/sanic/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Abeginner>`_, and welcome `questions on the forums <https://community.sanicframework.org/>`_. Please take a look at our `Contribution guidelines <https://github.com/sanic-org/sanic/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>`_.

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