Fixing the "AssertionError: SessionMiddleware Must Be Installed" in FastAPI This error typically occurs when you try to access request.session in custom middleware before the SessionMiddleware has been properly applied. Here's how you can resolve this issue and ensure smooth session handling in your FastAPI application. Understanding the Issue The error indicates that the SessionMiddleware is either not installed correctly or is being accessed too late in the middleware stack. To resolve this, you need to make sure that SessionMiddleware is added to the FastAPI application before any custom middleware that relies on session data. Error Example Code: Here's a simple FastAPI application that demonstrates the error setup for session middleware: from fastapi import FastAPI, Request from starlette.middleware.sessions import SessionMiddleware app = FastAPI() # Add SessionMiddleware first app.add_middleware(SessionMiddleware, secret_key = "some-random-string&q