Completely updated for Django 4.0 amp Django REST Framework 3.13Django for APIs is a project-based guide to building modern web APIs with Django amp Django REST Framework. It is suitable for beginners who have never built an API before as well as professional programmers looking for a fast-paced introduction to Django fundamentals and best practices.Over the course of 200+ pages you'll learn how to set up a new project properly, how web APIs work under the hood, and advanced testing and deployment techniques. Three separate projects are built from scratch with progressively more advanced features including a Library API, Todo API, and Blog API. User authentication, permissions, documentation, viewsets, and routers are all covered thoroughly.Django for APIs is a best-practices guide to building powerful Python-based web APIs with a minimal amount of code.ReviewsquotIf you8217re looking for a guide into the world of Django, then the three-step of Django for Beginners, Django for APIs, and Django for Professionals is ideal: get up and running, get into APIs, which are a cornerstone of modern app development, and then add the bits you need to your fledging app into production, from databases and static files, to user accounts and security. It8217s a long road. Will8217s books are an awesome companion.quot8212CARLTON GIBSON, Django Fellow and Django REST Framework core contributorquotWhen readers interested in web development ask me what to read next after Python Crash Course, I refer them to Will's books: Django for Beginners, Django for APIs, and Django for Professionals. I highly recommend you check out his work.quot8212ERIC MATTHES, author of Python Crash CoursequotWill's books are a fantastic resource for web development with Django and Python. I highly recommended them.82218212JEFF TRIPLETT, Python Software Foundation Director, DEFNA President, and REVSYS Partner