diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cecd388..5a88aa7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
 ]
-dependencies = [ 'rich', 'sqlmodel', 'typer', 'iterfzf']
+dependencies = [ 'rich', 'sqlmodel', 'typer', 'iterfzf', 'fastapi', 'uvicorn']
 
 [project.urls]
 Documentation = "https://github.com/waylonwalker/sqlmodel-base#readme"
diff --git a/sqlmodel_base/base.py b/sqlmodel_base/base.py
index 80f91fb..75d9ecb 100644
--- a/sqlmodel_base/base.py
+++ b/sqlmodel_base/base.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-import json
 from typing import Optional
 
 import typer
+import uvicorn
+from fastapi import APIRouter, FastAPI
 from iterfzf import iterfzf
-from pydantic import BaseModel, validator
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 from pydantic_core._pydantic_core import PydanticUndefinedType
 from rich.console import Console
 from sqlalchemy import func
-from sqlmodel import Field, Session, SQLModel, create_engine, select
+from sqlmodel import Session, SQLModel, select
 
 from sqlmodel_base.database import get_engine
 
@@ -177,6 +178,31 @@ class Base(SQLModel):
         item.update()
         console.print(item)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def api(cls):
+        api = FastAPI(
+            title="FastAPI",
+            version="0.1.0",
+            docs_url=None,
+            redoc_url=None,
+            openapi_url=None,
+            # openapi_tags=tags_metadata,
+            # dependencies=[Depends(set_user), Depends(set_prefers)],
+        )
+
+        api.include_router(cls.router())
+
+        return api
+
+    @classmethod
+    def router(cls):
+        router = APIRouter()
+        router.add_api_route("/get/", cls.get, methods=["GET"])
+        router.add_api_route("/list/", cls.all, methods=["GET"])
+        router.add_api_route("/create/", cls.interactive_create, methods=["POST"])
+        router.add_api_route("/update/", cls.interactive_update, methods=["PUT"])
+        return router
+
     @classmethod
     @property
     def cli(cls):
@@ -206,37 +232,16 @@ class Base(SQLModel):
                 )
             )
 
+        @app.command()
+        def api():
+            cls.run_api()
+
         @app.command()
         def update():
             console.print(cls.interactive_update())
 
         return app
 
-
-# replace with alembic commands
-def create_db_and_tables():
-    SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
-
-
-def create_heroes():
-    hero_1 = Hero(name="Deadpond", secret_name="Dive Wilson").create()
-    hero_2 = Hero(name="Spider-Boy", secret_name="Pedro Parqueador").create()
-    hero_3 = Hero(name="Rusty-Man", secret_name="Tommy Sharp", age=48).create()
-
-
-def page_heroes():
-    next_page = 1
-    while next_page:
-        page = Hero.get_page(page=next_page, page_size=2)
-        console.print(page)
-        next_page = page.next_page
-
-
-def main():
-    create_db_and_tables()
-    create_heroes()
-    page_heroes()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    @classmethod
+    def run_api(cls):
+        uvicorn.run(cls.api(), host="127.0.0.1", port=8000)
diff --git a/sqlmodel_base/database.py b/sqlmodel_base/database.py
index 90ceedb..96e1617 100644
--- a/sqlmodel_base/database.py
+++ b/sqlmodel_base/database.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from functools import lru_cache
 
-from sqlmodel import Field, Session, SQLModel, create_engine, select
+from sqlmodel import Session, SQLModel, create_engine
 
 sqlite_file_name = "database.db"
 sqlite_url = f"sqlite:///{sqlite_file_name}"
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ sqlite_url = f"sqlite:///{sqlite_file_name}"
 
 @lru_cache
 def get_engine():
-    from sqlmodel_base.hero.models import Hero
-    from sqlmodel_base.team.models import Team
 
     engine = create_engine(sqlite_url)
     SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
diff --git a/sqlmodel_base/hero/cli.py b/sqlmodel_base/hero/cli.py
index 458d319..123b337 100644
--- a/sqlmodel_base/hero/cli.py
+++ b/sqlmodel_base/hero/cli.py
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-import json
 
-import typer
-from iterfzf import iterfzf
 from rich.console import Console
 
 from sqlmodel_base.database import get_engine
 from sqlmodel_base.hero.models import Hero
-from sqlmodel_base.team.models import Team
 
 engine = get_engine()
 
diff --git a/sqlmodel_base/hero/models.py b/sqlmodel_base/hero/models.py
index fa90c87..2f399eb 100644
--- a/sqlmodel_base/hero/models.py
+++ b/sqlmodel_base/hero/models.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, validator
+from pydantic import validator
 from rich.console import Console
-from sqlalchemy import func
-from sqlmodel import Field, Session, SQLModel, create_engine, select
+from sqlmodel import Field
 
 from sqlmodel_base.base import Base
 
diff --git a/sqlmodel_base/team/models.py b/sqlmodel_base/team/models.py
index e57384e..791abe3 100644
--- a/sqlmodel_base/team/models.py
+++ b/sqlmodel_base/team/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
-from rich.console import Console
 from sqlmodel import Field
 
 from sqlmodel_base.base import Base