Private Django REST Framework Classes
REST APIs power modern web and mobile applications. Django REST Framework is the most popular way to build them in Python — but mastering serializers, viewsets, authentication, permissions, and testing takes guided practice. These private classes give you exactly that: real API development with a mentor who has built production backends.
Who are these classes for?
These classes are for Django developers who need to add APIs to their applications, frontend or mobile developers who want to build their own backend, and anyone preparing for a backend developer role that requires REST API skills.
What you will learn
Serializers & Data Validation
Master ModelSerializer and Serializer classes. Handle nested data, custom validation, and complex relationships between models.
ViewSets, Routers & Generic Views
Build clean, RESTful API endpoints with ViewSets, ModelViewSet, and routers. Understand when to use generics vs viewsets for maximum clarity.
Authentication & Permissions in APIs
Implement token-based auth, session auth, custom permission classes, and secure your API endpoints correctly.
Testing & Production Patterns
Write comprehensive API tests with APIClient, handle pagination, filtering, throttling, and structure your DRF project for real-world use.
Example learning plan
This is an example of how your learning could be structured. The real plan is adapted to your level, your goals, and the time you have available. Topics may be skipped, expanded, or reordered depending on what you already know.
REST API fundamentals and project setup
Understand HTTP methods, status codes, and REST conventions. Set up Django and DRF, create your first API endpoint.
Serializers and data validation
Master ModelSerializer and Serializer. Handle nested relationships, custom validation rules, and transform complex data structures.
API views, viewsets and routers
Build endpoints with function views, class-based APIViews, ViewSets, and ModelViewSet. Use routers to keep your URL configuration clean and DRY.
Authentication and permissions
Implement token-based auth, session auth, and JWT. Create custom permission classes. Secure endpoints so only authorised users can access them.
Filtering, pagination, error handling and tests
Add search, ordering and filtering. Implement pagination for large datasets. Handle errors gracefully and write comprehensive API tests with APIClient.
Building a complete API for a real application
Design and build a production-ready API — such as an authentication API, a booking system backend or a small business API — with documentation, testing and proper structure.
Practical outcomes
By the end of your DRF learning path you will be able to design, build, test, and document a complete REST API. You will understand serializers deeply, choose the right view patterns, handle authentication properly, and structure your code for maintainability.
How the classes work
Every class is live, one-to-one, and 100% practical. We build real API endpoints together — you write the serializers, views, and tests while I guide, review, and explain. When something breaks, we debug it together. You learn by doing, with a safety net.
Student levels
You should be comfortable with Django fundamentals before starting DRF. If you know models, views, and URLs in Django, you are ready. If you need to solidify Django first, the Django classes will get you there.
Frequently asked questions
André Dias — Backend developer specialised in Python, Django and Django REST Framework. Private one-to-one classes available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
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