What are the best practices for error handling in Django REST Framework?

What are the best practices for error handling in Django REST Framework?

When handling errors in Django REST Framework, it's important to use proper status codes, customize error responses, and log errors for debugging.

Can you give me an example of a custom error response?

Sure! You can create a custom exception handler that returns a JSON response with a specific structure, like this:

from rest_framework.views import exception_handler

def custom_exception_handler(exc, context):
    response = exception_handler(exc, context)
    if response is None:
        return Response({'error': 'Something went wrong!'}, status=500)
    return response

How do I implement this custom exception handler?

You can implement it by adding the custom handler to your settings.py file:

REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    'EXCEPTION_HANDLER': 'path.to.custom_exception_handler',
}

What about logging errors? How should I do that?

You can use Django's built-in logging framework. Configure it in your settings.py to log errors to a file or an external service.