Sign-In
Cart
APIs with Django: Design, Develop, and Deploy High-Performance REST APIs Using Python and DRF
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 16 2025
Pages: 270
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
Build powerful, secure, and scalable REST APIs with Django and Django REST Framework - the professional way. Whether you're developing APIs for a frontend application, a mobile app, or third-party integrations, this book gives you everything you need to move from concept to deployment with clarity, control, and confidence.
APIs with Django is a hands-on, deeply technical guide to designing and delivering real-world APIs using Django, the Python web framework trusted by top engineering teams worldwide. You'll start with the fundamentals - understanding REST principles, crafting clean endpoints, and modeling your data with Django ORM - and progress to building advanced features like token authentication, role-based access control, API versioning, pagination, background processing with Celery, and asynchronous endpoints with Django's async capabilities.
Through complete code examples, practical exercises, and production-grade patterns, this book goes far beyond scaffolding and covers what truly matters in modern API engineering:
- Building reliable serializers and reusable viewsets
- Validating, securing, and throttling requests
- Writing automated tests and ensuring coverage
- Managing migrations, deployments, and secrets
- Generating interactive API documentation with Swagger and ReDoc
- Structuring scalable projects and preparing for microservices
You'll also learn how to containerize your app using Docker, run it behind Gunicorn and Nginx, and automate your CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions-so you can deliver confidently and deploy continuously.
Whether you're a backend developer looking to sharpen your Django skills or a full-stack engineer responsible for shipping production APIs, this book doesn't just show you how to build endpoints-it teaches you how to build complete, professional-grade API systems that are clean, maintainable, well-documented, and ready for real-world use.
Start writing APIs that scale. Learn how to think like a backend engineer, build like a professional, and ship Django APIs you'll be proud to support in production. This book is your complete roadmap-from your first endpoint to a full-scale, deployed REST API system. Grab your copy now and take control of your API development workflow.Also from
Gobert, Jose
WebAssembly in Rust: A Developer's Guide to High-Performance Web Programming with Safe Systems Code
Gobert, Jose
Paperback
Rust System Programming: Build Secure, Concurrent, and Efficient System Software
Gobert, Jose
Paperback
Embedded Rust Essentials: Unlock Safe and Efficient Embedded Systems Development for Real-World Applications
Gobert, Jose
Paperback
Modern Game Animation in C++: Design Advanced Animation Pipelines and Motion Systems with OpenGL and Vulkan
Gobert, Jose
Paperback
Also in
Programming
The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition
Thomas, David
Hunt, Andrew
Hardcover
Python Crash Course, 3rd Edition: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming
Matthes, Eric
Paperback
Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python, Third Edition: With Application to Computational Modeling and Understanding Data
Guttag, John V.
Paperback
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
Gamma, Erich
Helm, Richard
Johnson, Ralph
Hardcover
Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese Rpgs in the West
Moher, Aidan
Paperback
Interactive Theorem Proving and Program Development: Coq'art: The Calculus of Inductive Constructions
Bertot, Yves
Castéran, Pierre
Hardcover
The Legend of Zelda(tm) Tears of the Kingdom - The Complete Official Guide: Collector's Edition
Piggyback
Hardcover
Vibe Coding: Building Production-Grade Software with Genai, Chat, Agents, and Beyond
Yegge, Steve
Kim, Gene
Paperback
Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations
Kim, Gene
Forsgren Phd, Nicole
Humble, Jez
Paperback
I Have an App Idea: The Essential Guide to Building an App Without Tech Skills
Spann, Amanda
Paperback
Fundamentals of Software Architecture: A Modern Engineering Approach
Richards, Mark
Ford, Neal
Paperback
The Legend of Zelda(tm) Tears of the Kingdom - The Complete Official Guide: Standard Edition
Piggyback
Paperback
Crisis Engineering: Time-Tested Tools for Turning Chaos Into Clarity
Dickerson, Mikey
Nitze, Marina
Weaver, Matthew
Paperback
Building Applications with AI Agents: Designing and Implementing Multiagent Systems
Albada, Michael
Paperback
Make: Electronics: Learning by Discovery: A Hands-On Primer for the New Electronics Enthusiast
Platt, Charles
Paperback
Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions
McDowell, Gayle Laakmann
Paperback
The Devops Handbook, 2nd Edition: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, & Security in Technology Organizations
Debois, Patrick
Kim, Gene
Humble, Jez
Paperback
Embedded Systems with ARM Cortex-M Microcontrollers in Assembly Language and C: Fourth Edition
Zhu, Yifeng
Paperback
The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change
Fournier, Camille
Paperback
The New AI Cold War: Liberty vs. Tyranny in the Age of Machine Empires
Maginnis, Ltc Robert L.
Paperback
Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to Html, Css, Javascript, and Web Images
Robbins, Jennifer
Paperback
The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change
Reilly, Tanya
Paperback
Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures
Sadalage, Pramod
Ford, Neal
Richards, Mark
Paperback
The Official Raspberry Pi Handbook 2026: Astounding Projects with Raspberry Pi Computers
Makers of Raspberry Pi Official Magazine, The
Paperback
Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition: Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali
Occupytheweb
Paperback
Frictionless: 7 Steps to Remove Barriers, Unlock Value, and Outpace Your Competition in the AI Era
Forsgren, Nicole
Noda, Abi
Paperback
SQL QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Managing, Analyzing, and Manipulating Data With SQL
Shields, Walter
Hardcover
Generative AI Design Patterns: Solutions to Common Challenges When Building Genai Agents and Applications
Lakshmanan, Valliappa
Hapke, Hannes
Paperback
Arduino Programming for Beginners: A Comprehensive Beginner's Guide to Learn the Realms of Arduino Programming from A-Z
Protosmith, Ada
Paperback
Head First Design Patterns: Building Extensible and Maintainable Object-Oriented Software
Robson, Elisabeth
Freeman, Eric
Paperback
Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science
Graham, Ronald
Patashnik, Oren
Knuth, Donald
Hardcover
Computer Science from Scratch: Building Interpreters, Art, Emulators and ML in Python
Kopec, David
Paperback
Prompt Engineering for Llms: The Art and Science of Building Large Language Model-Based Applications
Berryman, John
Ziegler, Albert
Paperback
This Is Service Design Doing: Applying Service Design Thinking in the Real World
Lawrence, Adam
Hormess, Markus Edgar
Stickdorn, Marc
Paperback
The Developer's Guide to AI: A Field Guide for the Working Developer
Orshalick, Jacob
Reghunadh, Jerry M.
Thompson, Danny
Paperback
Building AI-Powered Products: The Essential Guide to AI and Genai Product Management
Nika, Marily
Paperback
Architecture for Flow: Adaptive Systems with Domain-Driven Design, Wardley Mapping, and Team Topologies
Kaiser, Susanne
Paperback
Debugging: The 9 Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software and Hardware Problems
Agans, David J.
Paperback
Grokking Algorithms, Second Edition: An Illustrated Guide for Programmers and Other Curious People
Bhargava, Aditya Y.
Paperback
Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy
Khononov, Vlad
Paperback
Python Basics: A Practical Introduction to Python 3
Bader, Dan
Jablonski, Joanna
Heisler, Fletcher
Paperback
Pro C# 10 with .Net 6: Foundational Principles and Practices in Programming
Troelsen, Andrew
Japikse, Phil
Paperback
The Software Architect Elevator: Redefining the Architect's Role in the Digital Enterprise
Hohpe, Gregor
Paperback
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence
Zegart, Amy B.
Paperback
Living a Jewish Life, Revised and Updated: Jewish Traditions, Customs, and Values for Today's Families
Diamant, Anita
Cooper, Howard
Paperback
Python Programming for Young Coders: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Coding for Beginners, Kids, and Teens
Pandey, Anand
Paperback
Kubernetes in Action, Second Edition: Deploying and Managing Containers and Cloud-Native Applications
Luksa, Marko
Conner, Kevin
Paperback
Data Engineering Design Patterns: Recipes for Solving the Most Common Data Engineering Problems
Konieczny, Bartosz
Paperback
Learning Php, MySQL & JavaScript: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites
Nixon, Robin
Paperback
Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time
Wright, Hyrum
Winters, Titus
Manshreck, Tom
Paperback
Data Visualization with Microsoft Power Bi: How to Design Savvy Dashboards
Kolokolov, Alex
Zelensky, Maxim
Paperback
Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems
Jones, Chris
Beyer, Betsy
Murphy, Niall Richard
Paperback
Coding Roblox Games Made Easy - Second edition: Create, Publish, and Monetize your games on Roblox
Brumbaugh, Zander
Paperback