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id: djangorestframework
version: "3.18.0"
license: BSD-3-Clause
license_treatment: permissive
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# djangorestframework — Web APIs for Django, made easy.

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install djangorestframework
uv add djangorestframework
poetry add djangorestframework

## Description

# [Django REST framework][docs]

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**Awesome web-browsable Web APIs.**

Full documentation for the project is available at [https://www.django-rest-framework.org/][docs].

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# Overview

Django REST framework is a powerful and flexible toolkit for building Web APIs.

Some reasons you might want to use REST framework:

* The Web browsable API is a huge usability win for your developers.
* [Authentication policies][authentication] including optional packages for [OAuth1a][oauth1-section] and [OAuth2][oauth2-section].
* [Serialization][serializers] that supports both [ORM][modelserializer-section] and [non-ORM][serializer-section] data sources.
* Customizable all the way down - just use [regular function-based views][functionview-section] if you don't need the [more][generic-views] [powerful][viewsets] [features][routers].
* [Extensive documentation][docs], and [great community support][group].

**Below**: *Screenshot from the browsable API*

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# Requirements

* Python 3.10+
* Django 5.2, 6.0, 6.1

We **highly recommend** and only officially support the...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

djangorestframework builds web APIs on top of Django with automatic serialization, authentication, and a browsable web interface for developers.

Verdict: djangorestframework is a mature, actively maintained framework (Production/Stable) with strong community adoption and zero known vulnerabilities. Low install friction and permissive licensing make it a reliable choice for building REST APIs on Django.

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