djangorestframework-queryfields
Serialize a partial subset of fields in the API
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you use Django REST framework and want to give clients control over response fields. The package is stable, has no dependencies, and solves a real bandwidth problem. The dormant maintenance status is not a blocker since the code is mature; verify compatibility with your specific Django 1.7 - 3.2+ and DRF versions before adopting.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Django 1.7 - 3.2+ and Django REST framework installed separately.
- Low install friction with no runtime dependencies.
- Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2023-11-22, over 996 days ago, though the repository remains active with recent commits and is not archived.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open and proprietary projects with minimal obligations.
last release 2023-11-22 (996 days) · last repo commit 2024-11-05 · 223 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 95,994 downloads/mo, #13,237 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install djangorestframework-queryfields
# In your Django REST framework serializer, use the package to filter fields
# Client requests: GET /users/?fields=id,username- Which specific module or class name to import and use from the package.
- Current compatibility with Django versions beyond 3.2 and modern Python releases.
- Whether exclusion syntax (fields!=id) is supported or only inclusion.
What it is and what it does
This package extends Django REST framework to let API clients specify which fields they want in responses using query parameters. Instead of always returning all fields, a client can request only what it needs—for example, requesting just id and username fields, or all fields except id. This reduces bandwidth and improves performance for clients working with large or deeply nested API responses.
The package integrates with Django REST framework serializers and has no runtime dependencies beyond Django and DRF themselves, making it lightweight to add to existing projects. Maintenance is dormant but the repository is not archived, with 223 GitHub stars since its 2016-10-19 release.
Use it for
- Mobile apps requesting minimal data to reduce network traffic and battery consumption.
- Frontend applications fetching large objects but only needing specific fields for display.
- API clients with bandwidth constraints selecting only required fields to optimize payload size.
- Building flexible APIs where different clients have different field requirements without multiple endpoints.
- Debugging and testing by requesting specific fields to inspect API structure.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you use Django REST framework and want to give clients control over response fields.
The package is stable, has no dependencies, and solves a real bandwidth problem. The dormant maintenance status is not a blocker since the code is mature; verify compatibility with your specific Django 1.7 - 3.2+ and DRF versions before adopting.
Install
djangorestframework-queryfields on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2023-11-22, over 996 days ago, though the repository remains active with recent commits and is not archived.
Requires Django 1.7 - 3.2+ and Django REST framework installed separately.
License in practice
MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open and proprietary projects with minimal obligations.
Quickstart
pip install djangorestframework-queryfields
# In your Django REST framework serializer, use the package to filter fields
# Client requests: GET /users/?fields=id,usernameVerify before relying
- Which specific module or class name to import and use from the package.
- Current compatibility with Django versions beyond 3.2 and modern Python releases.
- Whether exclusion syntax (fields!=id) is supported or only inclusion.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Dormant 996 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 95,994 / month, #13,237 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Framework :: DjangoIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 3Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries |
Evidence: djangorestframework_queryfields-1.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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