Mastering Django REST Framework: Developing a Blog API
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In this comprehensive course, you will delve into the world of Django and RESTful API development to create a robust and efficient blog API. Whether you're a beginner looking to learn Django or an experienced developer aiming to enhance your API-building skills, this course is designed to take you from the fundamentals to mastery.
You will start by setting up your Django project and creating your first API endpoint. Next, you'll explore database management, authentication, and authorization as you build functionalities like creating posts, retrieving posts, updating posts, and deleting posts. Throughout the course, you'll also learn how to test your API using tools like Postman and Requests to ensure its reliability and performance.
One of the key highlights of this course is the in-depth coverage of serialization techniques using Django REST Framework. You'll learn how to serialize and deserialize data efficiently, making your API responses structured and easy to consume.
By the end of the course, you'll have a solid understanding of Django REST Framework concepts, best practices in API development, and the skills to build your own blog API from scratch. Whether you're building personal projects or aiming to pursue a career in web development, this course equips you with the knowledge and hands-on experience to succeed.
Learning Objectives & Prerequisites
- Setting up Django projects and API endpoints
- Database modeling and administration with Django ORM
- Authentication and authorization in Django REST Framework
- Testing APIs using Postman and Requests
- Serialization and deserialization of data
- Creating, updating, deleting, and retrieving data through API endpoints
- Best practices for building scalable and efficient APIs
Enroll now and embark on a journey to become a Django REST Framework expert, unlocking endless possibilities in web development and API engineering.
Table of Contents
Introduction and Setup
- - Intro
- - Project Setup - Preview
Endpoint Creation and Testing
- - Creating First Endpoint
- - Installing Postman
- - Test API With Requests
- - Test API With Postman
Database Management
- - Creating Models
- - Register Models in Admin - Preview
- - Creating Superuser
- - Creating Posts From Admin
- - Get-All-Post API Endpoint
Serialization
- - Creating Serializers
API Endpoints
- - Post-Create API Endpoint
- - Delete-Post API Endpoint
- - Get-Post API Endpoint
- - Update-Post API Endpoint