Simple API using Django and REST API

In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a simple API using Django and REST API. Django is a popular web framework for building web applications using Python. REST API is a way of building APIs that follows the principles of REST (Representational State Transfer).

Requirements

• Python installed on your machine
• Django installed on your machine
• Django REST framework installed on your machine

Steps

1. Create a new Django project using the following command:

django-admin startproject myapi

2. Create a new Django app within the project using the following command:

python manage.py startapp myapp

3. Create a model for your API in the models.py file within the app.
4. Create serializers for your model in the serializers.py file within the app.
5. Create views for your API in the views.py file within the app.
6. Create URLs for your API in the urls.py file within the app.
7. Add the app to the INSTALLED_APPS list in the settings.py file of the project.
8. Run the Django server using the following command:

python manage.py runserver

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully created a simple API using Django and REST API. You can now access your API endpoints and interact with your data using HTTP methods.