What is Django Rest Framework and how do I get started?

What is Django Rest Framework and how do I get started?

Django Rest Framework (DRF) is a powerful toolkit for building Web APIs in Django. To get started, you can install it using pip and then create a simple API by defining serializers and views.

Can you show me a basic example of creating an API with DRF?

Sure! First, define a model in your Django app, then create a serializer for that model, and finally, set up a view using DRF's viewsets. Would you like a code snippet?

Yes, please provide a code snippet for a simple API.

Here's a basic example:

from rest_framework import serializers, viewsets
from .models import MyModel

class MyModelSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = MyModel
        fields = '__all__'

class MyModelViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
    queryset = MyModel.objects.all()
    serializer_class = MyModelSerializer

This sets up a simple API for your model!

How do I test my API once it's set up?

You can use tools like Postman or curl to send requests to your API endpoints and check the responses.