Django Books API

A simple RESTful API built with Django and Django REST Framework to manage a collection of books.
This project demonstrates creating models, serializers, and class-based API views in Django.

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Features

• List all books (GET /api/books/)
• Create a new book (POST /api/books/)
• Uses ModelSerializer for automatic JSON serialization
• Follows Django REST Framework best practices

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Project Structure

my_project1/
├── my_app/ # Django app containing models, views, serializers
│ ├── migrations/
│ ├── models.py # Book model
│ ├── serializers.py # BookSerializer
│ ├── views.py # API views
│ └── urls.py # App-level URL routes
├── my_project1/ # Project settings
│ ├── settings.py
│ ├── urls.py # Project-level URL routes
│ └── wsgi.py
├── manage.py # Django management script
└── README.md

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.12+
• Django 5.2+
• Django REST Framework

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/aabasimel/django-books-api.git
cd django-books-api

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

python -m venv venv
# Windows
venv\Scripts\activate
# macOS/Linux
source venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply database migrations:

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

5. Run the development server:

python manage.py runserver

6.Open your browser or Postman and visit:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/books/