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Django REST Blog API

A production-ready REST API for content platforms โ€” with JWT authentication, role-based access control, nested comments, and rate limiting.

Python 3.11Django 5DRFPostgreSQLJWT Auth
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Business Impact

This architecture enables any content platform to launch with secure user management, scalable comment threads, and admin analytics from day one โ€” reducing time-to-market by weeks.

Features

  • User registration & login with JWT tokens
  • Role-based access control (ADMIN, RECRUITER, USER)
  • Full CRUD for blog posts
  • Nested comment system
  • Pagination & search filtering
  • Rate limiting & throttling
  • PostgreSQL with Django ORM
  • Django Admin panel with bulk actions

API Endpoints

POST   /api/auth/register/
POST   /api/auth/login/
POST   /api/auth/token/refresh/

GET    /api/posts/?page=1&search=django
POST   /api/posts/
GET    /api/posts/{id}/
PUT    /api/posts/{id}/
DELETE /api/posts/{id}/

GET    /api/posts/{id}/comments/
POST   /api/posts/{id}/comments/

Sample View

from rest_framework import generics, permissions
from .models import Post
from .serializers import PostSerializer

class PostListCreate(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
    queryset = Post.objects.all().order_by('-created_at')
    serializer_class = PostSerializer
    permission_classes = [permissions.IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly]

    def perform_create(self, serializer):
        serializer.save(author=self.request.user)
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