Django for APIs: Build web APIs with Python and Django 3.1

Completely updated for Django 3.1 & Django REST Framework 3.11

Django for APIs is a project-based guide to building modern APIs with Django & Django REST Framework. It is suitable for beginners who have never built an API before as well as professional programmers looking for a fast-paced introduction to Django fundamentals and best practices.

In the book you’ll learn how to:

Build 3 Django backends from scratch, including a Library API, Todo API, and Blog API
Connect to a React JavaScript front-end
Integrate user authentication: basic, sessions, and tokens
Add permissions and proper documentation
Use viewsets and routers for concise code

If you’re curious about Python-based APIs, Django for APIs is a best-practices guide to writing and customizing your own quickly.

Reviews

"If you’re looking for a guide into the world of Django, then the three-step of Django for Beginners, Django for APIs, and Django for Professionals is ideal: get up and running, get into APIs, which are a cornerstone of modern app development, and then add the bits you need to your fledging app into production, from databases and static files, to user accounts and security. It’s a long road. Will’s books are an awesome companion."—CARLTON GIBSON, Django Fellow and Django REST Framework core contributor

"When readers interested in web development ask me what to read next after Python Crash Course, I refer them to Will's books: Django for Beginners, Django for APIs, and Django for Professionals. I highly recommend you check out his work."—ERIC MATTHES, author of Python Crash Course

"Will's books are a fantastic resource for web development with Django and Python. I highly recommended them.”—JEFF TRIPLETT, Python Software Foundation Director, DEFNA President, and REVSYS Partner