How do I implement JWT authentication in Django REST Framework?

How do I implement JWT authentication in Django REST Framework?

To implement JWT authentication in Django REST Framework, you can use the djangorestframework-simplejwt package.

What are the steps to install and configure it?

First, install the package using pip: pip install djangorestframework-simplejwt. Then, add it to your INSTALLED_APPS.

How do I set up the views for token generation?

You can use the provided views from the package. Import TokenObtainPairView and TokenRefreshView in your urls.py.

Can you show me an example of the URL configuration?

Sure! In your urls.py, you can add:

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'),
]