django-rest-framework-docs
An inventory tool for Django Rest Framework v2 API
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned (last commit 2016), explicitly recommends users switch to Django REST Swagger, and is incompatible with any modern Django or DRF version. Install friction is high and maintenance is nonexistent. Use only if maintaining a legacy Django 1.4–1.5 system that cannot be upgraded; otherwise, use a maintained alternative.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Django 1.4–1.5 and Django REST Framework 2.1–2.3.
- Will not work with modern Django or DRF versions.
- High install friction due to age and abandonment.
License · maintenance · safety
FreeBSD License (permissive) — FreeBSD License (permissive). No licensing restrictions on use or redistribution, but the package's abandonment means no ongoing legal or security maintenance.
last release 2013-09-06 (4725 days) · last repo commit 2016-07-01 · 95 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 90,822 downloads/mo, #13,562 on PyPI
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pip install django-rest-framework-docs
# In settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [
'rest_framework_docs',
]
# In urls.py
url(r'^rest-api/', include('rest_framework_docs.urls')),
# Visit /rest-api/ to view documentation- Whether the package actually works with any currently-supported Django or DRF versions despite stated requirements.
- Whether the high install friction is due to missing wheels or other packaging issues beyond version incompatibility.
What it is and what it does
django-rest-framework-docs is a documentation generator for Django REST Framework v2 APIs. It scans your project's URL patterns, identifies endpoints inheriting from DRF views, and extracts metadata—endpoint names, docstrings, HTTP methods, serializer fields, and custom parameters—to produce a browsable HTML inventory and optionally a JSON API representation of your endpoints.
The package is no longer maintained and has been superseded by Django REST Swagger. Its last release was in 2013 and its final commit in 2016. It is explicitly incompatible with modern Django and DRF versions, supporting only Django 1.4–1.5 and DRF 2.1–2.3. No runtime dependencies are required, but the narrow version constraints and abandonment make it unsuitable for new projects.
Use it for
- Documenting a legacy Django 1.4–1.5 REST Framework v2 API that cannot be upgraded.
- Generating a machine-readable JSON inventory of DRF v2 endpoints for a deprecated system.
- Browsing and understanding the structure of an old DRF v2 codebase before migration.
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned (last commit 2016), explicitly recommends users switch to Django REST Swagger, and is incompatible with any modern Django or DRF version. Install friction is high and maintenance is nonexistent. Use only if maintaining a legacy Django 1.4–1.5 system that cannot be upgraded; otherwise, use a maintained alternative.
Install
django-rest-framework-docs on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction due to age and abandonment. Last release was in 2013, last commit in 2016. The package itself explicitly recommends users switch to Django REST Swagger instead. No runtime dependencies, but compatibility is limited to Django 1.4–1.5 and Django REST Framework 2.1–2.3, making it incompatible with modern versions.
Requires Django 1.4–1.5 and Django REST Framework 2.1–2.3. Will not work with modern Django or DRF versions.
License in practice
FreeBSD License (permissive). No licensing restrictions on use or redistribution, but the package's abandonment means no ongoing legal or security maintenance.
Quickstart
pip install django-rest-framework-docs
# In settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [
'rest_framework_docs',
]
# In urls.py
url(r'^rest-api/', include('rest_framework_docs.urls')),
# Visit /rest-api/ to view documentationVerify before relying
- Whether the package actually works with any currently-supported Django or DRF versions despite stated requirements.
- Whether the high install friction is due to missing wheels or other packaging issues beyond version incompatibility.
Package facts
| License | FreeBSD License permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 4,725 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 90,822 / month, #13,562 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Environment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: DjangoIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 2.7Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTPTopic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic Content |
Evidence: django-rest-framework-docs-0.1.7.macosx-10.8-intel.exe; django-rest-framework-docs-0.1.7.tar.gz
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