Introduction: Why Use pre_save in Django? In Django projects, especially when working with Django REST Framework (DRF), you often want to perform some logic before saving a model instance — like: Auto-generating slugs or unique …

Introduction: Why JWT Token Verification Matters In modern web and mobile applications, stateless authentication using JWT (JSON Web Tokens) is now the norm. Django developers often use djangorestframework-simplejwt to integrate JWT securely with Django REST …

Introduction: Why Token Refreshing Matters JWT (JSON Web Tokens) are commonly used for securing APIs in modern Django applications, especially with frontend frameworks like React, Vue, or mobile apps. However, access tokens expire quickly (usually …

Introduction: Why JWT Token Creation Matters in Django In the age of mobile-first development and modern frontend frameworks like React and Vue, stateless APIs are essential. Traditional session-based authentication often falls short in cross-platform applications. …

Introduction: Why Use JWT Authentication in Django? APIs need security. That’s a fact. When building RESTful APIs with Django Rest Framework (DRF), securing endpoints is crucial. You don't want unauthorized users accessing user data, posting …

Introduction: Why Customize Routers in Django REST Framework? In Django REST Framework (DRF), routers automatically generate URL patterns for your API endpoints. That’s great for rapid development—but what if your project requires: Custom URL patterns …

Introduction: Why Write Your Own ViewSet? Django Rest Framework (DRF) provides powerful generic ViewSet classes like ModelViewSet and ReadOnlyModelViewSet. These work great for CRUD operations out-of-the-box, but what if you need fine-grained control over your …

Introduction: Why Customizing Mixins Matters Django REST Framework (DRF) gives us powerful, prebuilt mixins like CreateModelMixin, UpdateModelMixin, and ListModelMixin that make building CRUD APIs fast and simple. But what happens when your business logic doesn’t …

Introduction: Why DestroyModelMixin Matters When building a RESTful API, allowing clients to delete resources is just as important as creating or updating them. Think of deleting a user account, removing a comment, or archiving a …

Introduction: Why UpdateModelMixin Matters When building APIs, updating existing resources is a must-have feature. Whether you're editing a blog post, updating user settings, or changing an order status—you need a way to handle PUT and …

Introduction: Why RetrieveModelMixin Matters APIs often need to fetch a single object by its ID or slug—whether you're viewing a user profile, a blog post, or an individual product. Writing this retrieval logic over and …

Introduction: Why CreateModelMixin Matters Every API needs a way to add new data, whether you're creating user accounts, blog posts, or product listings. Writing this logic manually in Django REST Framework (DRF) can get repetitive …

Introduction: Why ListModelMixin Matters When building RESTful APIs in Django, listing data is one of the most common tasks. Whether you're creating an endpoint to show blog posts, products, or users — you need a …

Introduction: Why RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView Matters In most RESTful APIs, there's always a need to: View a resource (GET) Update it (PUT/PATCH) Delete it (DELETE) Handling these separately means extra boilerplate code. Thankfully, Django REST Framework (DRF) …

Introduction: Why RetrieveDestroyAPIView Matters In every API-driven application, you often need to retrieve a single resource (like a blog post or user profile) and delete it if necessary. Think of actions like: Viewing a user’s …