How do I implement JWT authentication in a Django API for my frontend?

How do I implement JWT authentication in a Django API for my frontend?

To implement JWT authentication in a Django API, you can use the Django REST framework along with the djangorestframework-simplejwt package. First, install the package using pip.

What are the steps to set it up after installing the package?

After installing, you need to add 'rest_framework_simplejwt' to your INSTALLED_APPS. Then, configure your settings.py to include JWT authentication classes.

Can you show me an example of the settings configuration?

Sure! In your settings.py, add:

REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': (
        'rest_framework_simplejwt.authentication.JWTAuthentication',
    ),
}

How do I create the token views?

You can create token views by adding the following to your urls.py:

from rest_framework_simplejwt.views import TokenObtainPairView, TokenRefreshView

urlpatterns = [
    path('api/token/', TokenObtainPairView.as_view(), name='token_obtain_pair'),
    path('api/token/refresh/', TokenRefreshView.as_view(), name='token_refresh'),
]