Security python Intermediate

CORS Middleware for FastAPI

Configure CORS in FastAPI with environment-driven allowed origins.

python
import os
from fastapi import FastAPI
from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware

app = FastAPI()
origins = os.getenv('ALLOWED_ORIGINS', 'http://localhost:3000').split(',')

app.add_middleware(
    CORSMiddleware,
    allow_origins=origins,
    allow_credentials=True,
    allow_methods=['*'],
    allow_headers=['*'],
)

Prerequisites

  • fastapi
  • python-dotenv

Pro Tips

  • → Never use allow_origins=['*'] with allow_credentials=True.

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Module Info

Language
python
Level
Intermediate
Read time
2 min
Published
Jan 2025
License
Commercial License

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