Django REST Framework Full Course - Beginner to Pro (2026)

Learn how to build REST APIs using Django and Django Rest Framework (DRF) step by step in this complete full course.
In this course you will understand how backend APIs actually work and how to create real production-style endpoints from scratch.

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This tutorial is designed for beginners as well as developers who want practical experience building APIs with Django.

🧠 What You Will Learn:
• How REST APIs work
• Setting up Django project for APIs
• Creating models and serializers
• API Views & Generic Views
• CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
• ViewSets & Routers
• User specific data handling
• Authentication basics
• Permissions & access control concepts
• Testing APIs using tools like Postman

By the end of this video, you will be able to build your own backend APIs and understand how real applications communicate with servers.

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 - Course Introduction & What You'll Build
00:01:23 - What is REST & REST API?
00:02:18 - Why do we need REST APIs?
00:05:41 - HTML vs. JSON Side-by-Side Comparison
00:06:51 - Core Principles of REST
00:09:22 - The Uniform Interface Principle
00:13:04 - What is Django REST Framework (DRF)?
00:15:42 - Project Setup & Virtual Environment
00:18:03 - Installing Django REST Framework
00:19:40 - Creating the Model & Admin Registration
00:24:18 - What are Serializers?
00:28:48 - Creating Your First Serializer Class
00:32:51 - The Serialization Process
00:38:50 - Rendering Python Data to JSON
00:42:32 - Deserialization: Handling Incoming JSON
00:44:10 - Parsing Request Data with JSONParser

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00:50:46 - Implementing the Create Method
01:04:34 - Implementing Update (PUT) & Partial Update (PATCH)
01:18:41 - Using ModelSerializer
01:26:26 - Function-Based API Views (@api_view)
01:33:34 - Understanding Request & Response Classes
01:38:35 - Content Negotiation In REST API
01:43:25 - Using raise_exception argument
01:46:29 - The Browsable API Interface
01:51:10 - Class-Based API Views
01:59:31 - Generic API Views & Mixins
02:09:05 - Concrete View Classes
02:12:17 - Token-Based Authentication Explained
02:14:51 - Implementing Token Auth & Login View
02:22:50 - Restricting Access with Permissions (IsAuthenticated)
02:34:04 - User Registration Functionality
02:40:04 - User Logout Logic (Deleting Tokens)
02:43:17 - Implementing Pagination
02:49:21 - Final Project: Multi-User To-Do REST API

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