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# Django REST framework
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**Awesome web-browseable Web APIs.**
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[![build-status-image]][travis]
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**Note**: Full documentation for the project is available at [http://django-rest-framework.org][docs].
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# Overview
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Django REST framework is a powerful and flexible toolkit that makes it easy to build Web APIs.
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Some reasons you might want to use REST framework:
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* The Web browseable API is a huge useability win for your developers.
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* Authentication policies including OAuth1a and OAuth2 out of the box.
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* Serialization that supports both ORM and non-ORM data sources.
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* Customizable all the way down - just use regular function-based views if you don't need the more powerful features.
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* Extensive documentation, and great community support.
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There is a live example API for testing purposes, [available here][sandbox].
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**Below**: *Screenshot from the browseable API*
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![Screenshot][image]
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# Requirements
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* Python (2.6.5+, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3)
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* Django (1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6)
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# Installation
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Install using `pip`...
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pip install djangorestframework
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Add `'rest_framework'` to your `INSTALLED_APPS` setting.
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INSTALLED_APPS = (
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...
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'rest_framework',
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)
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# Example
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Let's take a look at a quick example of using REST framework to build a simple model-backed API for accessing users and groups.
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Here's our project's root `urls.py` module:
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from django.conf.urls.defaults import url, patterns, include
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from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Group
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from rest_framework import viewsets, routers
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# ViewSets define the view behavior.
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class UserViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
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model = User
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class GroupViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
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model = Group
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# Routers provide an easy way of automatically determining the URL conf
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router = routers.DefaultRouter()
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router.register(r'users', UserViewSet)
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router.register(r'groups', GroupViewSet)
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# Wire up our API using automatic URL routing.
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# Additionally, we include login URLs for the browseable API.
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urlpatterns = patterns('',
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url(r'^', include(router.urls)),
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url(r'^api-auth/', include('rest_framework.urls', namespace='rest_framework'))
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)
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We'd also like to configure a couple of settings for our API.
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Add the following to your `settings.py` module:
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REST_FRAMEWORK = {
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# Use hyperlinked styles by default.
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# Only used if the `serializer_class` attribute is not set on a view.
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'DEFAULT_MODEL_SERIALIZER_CLASS':
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'rest_framework.serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer',
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# Use Django's standard `django.contrib.auth` permissions,
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# or allow read-only access for unauthenticated users.
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'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [
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'rest_framework.permissions.DjangoModelPermissionsOrAnonReadOnly'
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]
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}
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Don't forget to make sure you've also added `rest_framework` to your `INSTALLED_APPS` setting.
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That's it, we're done!
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# Documentation & Support
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Full documentation for the project is available at [http://django-rest-framework.org][docs].
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For questions and support, use the [REST framework discussion group][group], or `#restframework` on freenode IRC.
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You may also want to [follow the author on Twitter][twitter].
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# Security
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If you believe you’ve found something in Django REST framework which has security implications, please **do not raise the issue in a public forum**.
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Send a description of the issue via email to [rest-framework-security@googlegroups.com][security-mail]. The project maintainers will then work with you to resolve any issues where required, prior to any public disclosure.
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# License
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Copyright (c) 2011-2013, Tom Christie
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All rights reserved.
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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
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list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this
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list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or
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other materials provided with the distribution.
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
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ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
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WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
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DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
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SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
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CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
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OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
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OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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[build-status-image]: https://secure.travis-ci.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework.png?branch=master
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[travis]: http://travis-ci.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework?branch=master
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[twitter]: https://twitter.com/_tomchristie
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[group]: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/django-rest-framework
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[0.4]: https://github.com/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/tree/0.4.X
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[sandbox]: http://restframework.herokuapp.com/
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[rest-framework-2-announcement]: http://django-rest-framework.org/topics/rest-framework-2-announcement.html
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[2.1.0-notes]: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/django-rest-framework/Vv2M0CMY9bg/discussion
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[image]: http://django-rest-framework.org/img/quickstart.png
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[tox]: http://testrun.org/tox/latest/
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[tehjones]: https://twitter.com/tehjones/status/294986071979196416
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[wlonk]: https://twitter.com/wlonk/status/261689665952833536
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[laserllama]: https://twitter.com/laserllama/status/328688333750407168
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[docs]: http://django-rest-framework.org/
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[urlobject]: https://github.com/zacharyvoase/urlobject
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[markdown]: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Markdown/
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[pyyaml]: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyYAML
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[defusedxml]: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/defusedxml
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[django-filter]: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/django-filter
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[security-mail]: mailto:rest-framework-security@googlegroups.com
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