Build an API from scratch with Python, Django, SQLite3

Create an API step by step

API stands for Application Programming Interface.

An API is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. In other words, an API is the messenger that delivers your request to the provider that you're requesting it from and then delivers the response back to you.

When we are building APIs, we want our models to provide four basic types of functionality. The model must be able to Create, Read, Update,and Delete resources.

In this course, we are going to build an API using the following technology:

• Python

• Django

• Django Rest Framework

• SQLite3

What You Will Learn :

• How to Create and activate a virtual environment

• How to install Django

• How to install Django REST Framework

• How to Create a new Django Project

• How to Create a new Django App

• How to register applications with Django

• How to create and run Migrations

• How to Create a Django Model

• How to define Data Models and migrate it to MySQL

• How to Create and apply a new migration

• How to Create a serializer class

• How to Create views

• How to Map views to URLs

• How to Create Model Objects

• How to test API with CRUD Operations

• How to use Django Rest Framework to process HTTP requests

• How to create CRUD operations interacting with API using Postman