Django REST API Starter (Free Edition)

A complete REST API foundation built with Django REST Framework. JWT auth, Swagger docs, and production-ready configurations.

Features

• JWT Authentication — Secure token-based auth with SimpleJWT
• Swagger Documentation — Auto-generated API docs with drf-spectacular
• CRUD Endpoints — Ready-to-use item management API
• Filtering & Search — Built-in filtering, search, and ordering
• Rate Limiting — API throttling configured out of the box
• Custom User Model — Extended user model with registration endpoint
• Test Suite — pytest configuration included

Tech Stack

• Django 5, Django REST Framework, SimpleJWT, drf-spectacular, CORS, django-filter

Quick Start

pip install -r requirements.txt && python manage.py migrate && python manage.py runserver

Visit /api/docs/ for interactive Swagger documentation.

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