Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1 What is REST?

1.2 Principles of RESTful APIs

1.3 What is Django Rest Framework?

1.4 Installing and Setting Up Django Rest Framework

1.5 Setting Up the Development Environment

2. Getting Started with Django Rest Framework

2.1 Creating a New Django Project

2.2 Creating a New Django App

2.3 Defining Models in Django

2.4 Making Migrations and Migrating

3. Serializers

3.1 Introduction to Serializers

3.2 Creating and Using Serializers

3.3 Model Serializers

3.4 Custom Serializers

4. Views and URLs

4.1 Function-Based Views (FBVs)

4.2 Class-Based Views (CBVs)

4.3 Using Generic Views

4.4 Using Mixins

4.5 Routing URLs to Views

5. ViewSets and Routers

5.1 Introduction to ViewSets

5.2 Using ViewSets

5.3 Routers and URL Routing

5.4 Customizing ViewSets

6. Authentication and Permissions

6.1 Introduction to Authentication

6.2 Session Authentication

6.3 Token Authentication

6.4 JWT (JSON Web Tokens) Authentication

6.5 Setting Up Permissions in DRF

6.6 Custom Permissions

6.7 Implementing Throttling

7. Relationships and Nested Serializers

7.1 Handling One-to-Many Relationships

7.2 Handling Many-to-Many Relationships

7.3 Creating Nested Serializers

7.4 Serializing Complex Data

8. Pagination and Filtering

8.1 Setting Up Pagination

8.2 Customizing Pagination Styles

8.3 Filtering Data

8.4 Using DjangoFilterBackend

8.5 Implementing Search Functionality

8.6 Ordering Results

9. Advanced API Features

9.1 API Versioning

9.2 Handling Different API Versions

9.3 Content Negotiation

9.4 Implementing Content Negotiation in DRF

10. Documentation and Testing

10.1 Generating API Documentation

10.2 Using Swagger for Documentation

10.3 Using Redoc for Documentation

10.4 Writing Tests for Your API

10.5 Testing Authentication and Permissions

10.6 Advanced Testing Techniques

11. Performance Optimization and Caching

11.1 Optimizing Query Performance

11.2 Using select_related and prefetch_related

11.3 Setting Up Caching in DRF

11.4 Caching Strategies and Best Practices

12. Deployment and Best Practices

12.1 Preparing for Deployment

12.2 Deploying to Heroku

12.3 Deploying to AWS

12.4 Deploying to DigitalOcean

12.5 Best Practices for Code Organization

12.6 Security Considerations

12.7 Maintaining and Versioning APIs

13. Final Project

13.1 Planning and Designing the API

13.2 Implementing the API

13.3 Testing the API

13.4 Deploying the Final Project

Appendix

A.1 Django Rest Framework Official Documentation

A.2 Additional Resources and Tutorials

A.3 Common Issues and Troubleshooting