Scribd
Upload
15 views2 pages

Django REST Framework Interview Guide

Django REST Framework (DRF) is a toolkit for creating RESTful APIs using Django, primarily returning JSON responses. Key components include Serializers for data conversion and validation, Views for handling HTTP methods, and Routers for URL generation. Important features include authentication methods, permissions, pagination, filtering, and throttling, making DRF suitable for modern frontend frameworks like Flutter, React, and Angular.

Uploaded by

Dhruva Wara
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
15 views2 pages

Django REST Framework Interview Guide

Django REST Framework (DRF) is a toolkit for creating RESTful APIs using Django, primarily returning JSON responses. Key components include Serializers for data conversion and validation, Views for handling HTTP methods, and Routers for URL generation. Important features include authentication methods, permissions, pagination, filtering, and throttling, making DRF suitable for modern frontend frameworks like Flutter, React, and Angular.

Uploaded by

Dhruva Wara
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Django REST Framework – Interview Notes

Quick revision notes for interviews (Junior to Mid-level)

1. Basics
1 Django REST Framework (DRF) is a toolkit built on Django for creating RESTful APIs.
2 REST stands for Representational State Transfer.
3 DRF mainly returns JSON responses (not HTML).
4 Common HTTP methods: GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE.

2. Serializers
1 Serializer converts Model ↔ JSON and validates data.
2 Serializer: manual field definition.
3 ModelSerializer: auto fields from model, less boilerplate.
4 Field-level validation: validate_().
5 Object-level validation: validate().

3. Views
1 APIView gives full control over HTTP methods.
2 Generic Views provide common CRUD functionality.
3 ViewSet combines multiple actions into one class.
4 ModelViewSet provides full CRUD automatically.
5 [Link] handles JSON, form-data, multipart.

4. Routing
1 Routers automatically generate URLs for ViewSets.
2 Reduces manual URL configuration.

5. Authentication & Permissions


1 Authentication: Who the user is.
2 Permission: What the user can access.
3 Common authentication: Session, Token, JWT.
4 Common permissions: AllowAny, IsAuthenticated, IsAdminUser.
5 JWT is stateless and sent with every request.

6. Pagination, Filtering & Throttling


1 Pagination limits number of records per response.
2 Filtering allows query-based result filtering.
3 SearchFilter and OrderingFilter are commonly used.
4 Throttling limits request rate to prevent abuse.

7. Important Interview Points


1 Templates are NOT required for DRF.
2 DRF is ideal backend for Flutter, React, Angular.
3 PUT = full update, PATCH = partial update.
4 DRF provides browsable API for testing.

You might also like