How do I test my Django REST Framework API?

How do I test my Django REST Framework API?

You can use Django's built-in test framework along with the REST framework's test tools. Would you like a code example?

Yes, please provide a code example.

Sure! Here's a simple test case for a view in your API:

from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
from django.urls import reverse

class MyAPITestCase(APITestCase):
    def test_my_view(self):
        url = reverse('my-view-name')
        response = self.client.get(url)
        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)

This tests if your view returns a 200 status code.

What if I want to test POST requests?

You can use self.client.post() to test POST requests. Here's an example:

response = self.client.post(url, data={'key': 'value'})
self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)

This checks if the POST request returns a 201 status code.