{"id":2782,"date":"2026-08-04T06:23:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sumberlaba.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/04\/how-to-create-an-api-with-django-a-complete-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T06:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:23:42","slug":"how-to-create-an-api-with-django-a-complete-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sumberlaba.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/04\/how-to-create-an-api-with-django-a-complete-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create an API with Django: A Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How to Create an API with Django: A Complete Guide<\/h1>\n<p>Django REST Framework (DRF) is the go-to toolkit for building APIs in Django. In this tutorial, you&#8217;ll create a fully functional REST API for a simple blog model.<\/p>\n<p>Start by setting up your environment: install Django and DRF with <code>pip install django djangorestframework<\/code>. Create a project (<code>django-admin startproject myproject<\/code>) and an app (<code>python manage.py startapp blog<\/code>). Add <code>rest_framework<\/code> and <code>blog<\/code> to <code>INSTALLED_APPS<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/via.placeholder.com\/800x600\/4a90d9\/ffffff?text=how%20to%20create%20an%20api%20with%20django\" alt=\"Article illustration\" style=\"display:block;margin:20px auto;max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:8px;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>1. Define Your Model<\/h2>\n<p>Open <code>blog\/models.py<\/code> and define a model:<\/p>\n<p><code>class Post(models.Model):<br \/>    title = models.CharField(max_length=100)<br \/>    content = models.TextField()<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Run <code>python manage.py makemigrations<\/code> and <code>migrate<\/code> to create the database table.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Create a Serializer<\/h2>\n<p>Serializers convert model instances into JSON. Create <code>blog\/serializers.py<\/code>:<\/p>\n<p><code>class PostSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):<br \/>    class Meta:<br \/>        model = Post<br \/>        fields = '__all__'<\/code><\/p>\n<h2>3. Build ViewSets and URLs<\/h2>\n<p>In <code>blog\/views.py<\/code>, use a <code>ModelViewSet<\/code> for automatic CRUD operations:<\/p>\n<p><code>class PostViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):<br \/>    queryset = Post.objects.all()<br \/>    serializer_class = PostSerializer<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Finally, register a router in your main <code>urls.py<\/code>:<\/p>\n<p><code>router = DefaultRouter()<br \/>router.register('posts', PostViewSet)<br \/>urlpatterns += router.urls<\/code><\/p>\n<h2>4. Test Your API<\/h2>\n<p>Run <code>python manage.py runserver<\/code> and visit <code>\/posts\/<\/code>. Use curl or Postman to test POST, GET, PUT, and DELETE requests.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>You now have a complete REST API built with Django REST Framework. DRF handles serialization, routing, and permissions automatically, letting you focus on your application logic and data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Create an API with Django: A Complete Guide Django REST Framework (DRF) is the go-to toolkit for building APIs in Django. In this tutorial, you&#8217;ll create a fully functional REST API for a simple blog model. Start by setting up your environment: install Django and DRF with pip install django djangorestframework. Create a &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2716,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sumberlaba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sumberlaba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sumberlaba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sumberlaba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2716"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sumberlaba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sumberlaba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2782\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sumberlaba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sumberlaba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sumberlaba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}