How can I implement API authentication in Django?

How can I implement API authentication in Django?

You can implement API authentication in Django using Django Rest Framework (DRF). Would you like to know about token-based authentication or session-based?

I'd like to know about token-based authentication.

For token-based authentication, you can use the rest_framework.authtoken module. First, install DRF and add it to your INSTALLED_APPS. Then, run python manage.py migrate to create the necessary tables.

What do I need to do after that?

After migrating, you can create tokens for users using the Token.objects.create(user=user) method. You also need to include the token in the headers of your API requests.

Can you show me an example of how to include the token in a request?

Sure! You can include the token in the Authorization header like this: Authorization: Token your_token_here. This will authenticate your requests.