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. If you want to master django before learning drf checkout my course: https://www.udemy.com/course/django-c... 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 #djangorestframework #django #restapis #django #drf 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