Building With Django REST Framework (Overview)

REST is a loosely defined protocol for listing, creating, changing, and deleting data on your server over HTTP. The Django REST framework (DRF) is a toolkit built on top of the Django web framework that reduces the amount of code you need to write to create REST interfaces.

In this course you’ll learn about:

• The REST protocol
• DRF Serializers and how to use them with Django objects
• Using Django views and DRF ViewSet classes to create REST end-points
• Multiple flavors of renderers and how to control their output
• Specifying permissions and limiting who can see what data in your REST API

This course assumes you are familiar with Django models, views, URL patterns, and the admin interface. For more background on these topics see:

• Web Frameworks and Django
• Django for Web Development Learning Path
• Django Tutorials

Here are resources for curl and Black:

• curl: Command Line Tool and Library
• Black: The Uncompromising Code Formatter

Sample code provided in the Supporting Materials drop-down was tested using Python 3.13, Django 5.1.2, and the Django REST Framework 3.15.2.