diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
index 4c3ad8a0..f1981cbd 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ Listed in alphabetical order.
   Irfan Ahmad              `@erfaan`_                    @erfaan
   Jan Van Bruggen          `@jvanbrug`_
   Jelmer Draaijer          `@foarsitter`_
+  Jerome Caisip            `@jeromecaisip`_
   Jens Nilsson             `@phiberjenz`_
   Jerome Leclanche         `@jleclanche`_                @Adys
   Jimmy Gitonga            `@afrowave`_                  @afrowave
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ Listed in alphabetical order.
 .. _@jangeador: https://github.com/jangeador
 .. _@jazztpt: https://github.com/jazztpt
 .. _@jcass77: https://github.com/jcass77
+.. _@jeromecaisip: https://github.com/jeromecaisip
 .. _@jleclanche: https://github.com/jleclanche
 .. _@juliocc: https://github.com/juliocc
 .. _@jvanbrug: https://github.com/jvanbrug
diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index d6d217ca..5e70bedb 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "GCP",
     "None"
   ],
+  "use_drf": "n",
   "custom_bootstrap_compilation": "n",
   "use_compressor": "n",
   "use_celery": "n",
diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index ff84f180..42d5dcee 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ def remove_node_dockerfile():
     shutil.rmtree(os.path.join("compose", "local", "node"))
 
 
+def remove_drf_starter_files():
+    os.remove(os.path.join("config", "api_router.py"))
+    shutil.rmtree(os.path.join("{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}", "users", "api"))
+
+
 def main():
     debug = "{{ cookiecutter.debug }}".lower() == "y"
 
@@ -342,6 +347,9 @@ def main():
     if "{{ cookiecutter.use_travisci }}".lower() == "n":
         remove_dottravisyml_file()
 
+    if "{{ cookiecutter.use_drf }}".lower() == "n":
+        remove_drf_starter_files()
+
     print(SUCCESS + "Project initialized, keep up the good work!" + TERMINATOR)
 
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/api_router.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/api_router.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc8107b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/api_router.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter, SimpleRouter
+from django.conf import settings
+from {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.users.api.views import UserViewSet
+
+if settings.DEBUG:
+    router = DefaultRouter()
+else:
+    router = SimpleRouter()
+
+router.register('users', UserViewSet)
+
+
+app_name = 'api'
+urlpatterns = router.urls
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index 41f0f46c..a6081950 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -292,14 +292,26 @@ ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION = "mandatory"
 ACCOUNT_ADAPTER = "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}.users.adapters.AccountAdapter"
 # https://django-allauth.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html
 SOCIALACCOUNT_ADAPTER = "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}.users.adapters.SocialAccountAdapter"
-
 {% if cookiecutter.use_compressor == 'y' -%}
 # django-compressor
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # https://django-compressor.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quickstart/#installation
 INSTALLED_APPS += ["compressor"]
 STATICFILES_FINDERS += ["compressor.finders.CompressorFinder"]
-
+{%- endif %}
+{% if cookiecutter.use_drf == "y" -%}
+# django-reset-framework
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# django-rest-framework - https://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/settings/
+REST_FRAMEWORK = {
+    'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': (
+        'rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication',
+        'rest_framework.authentication.TokenAuthentication',
+    ),
+    'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': (
+        'rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated',
+    )
+}
 {%- endif %}
 # Your stuff...
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/urls.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/urls.py
index 909d5e86..5382bdb7 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/urls.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/urls.py
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ from django.conf.urls.static import static
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.views.generic import TemplateView
 from django.views import defaults as default_views
+{% if cookiecutter.use_drf == 'y' -%}
+from rest_framework.authtoken.views import obtain_auth_token
+{%- endif %}
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path("", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="pages/home.html"), name="home"),
@@ -17,6 +20,14 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path("accounts/", include("allauth.urls")),
     # Your stuff: custom urls includes go here
 ] + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
+{% if cookiecutter.use_drf == 'y' -%}
+# API URLS
+urlpatterns += [
+    # API base url
+    path("api/", include('config.api_router')),
+    # DRF auth token
+    path("auth-token/", obtain_auth_token)]
+{%- endif %}
 
 if settings.DEBUG:
     # This allows the error pages to be debugged during development, just visit
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/api/serializers.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/api/serializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fc2262e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/api/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from rest_framework import serializers
+from {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.users.models import User
+
+class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = User
+        fields = ['username', 'email', 'name', 'url']
+
+        extra_kwargs = {
+            'url': {'view_name': 'api:user-detail', 'lookup_field': 'username'}
+        }
+
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/api/views.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/api/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..440cc9b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/api/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from rest_framework import status
+from rest_framework.decorators import action
+from rest_framework.mixins import RetrieveModelMixin, ListModelMixin, UpdateModelMixin
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.viewsets import GenericViewSet
+
+
+from .serializers import UserSerializer
+User = get_user_model()
+
+
+class UserViewSet(RetrieveModelMixin, ListModelMixin, UpdateModelMixin, GenericViewSet):
+    serializer_class = UserSerializer
+    queryset = User.objects.all()
+    lookup_field = 'username'
+
+    def get_queryset(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.queryset.filter(id=self.request.user.id)
+
+    @action(detail=False, methods=['GET'])
+    def me(self, request):
+        serializer = UserSerializer(request.user, context={'request': request})
+        return Response(status=status.HTTP_200_OK, data=serializer.data)