Token and JWT Authentication
Authenticate API clients securely.
APIs Need Stateless Auth
Browsers use sessions, but API clients often have no cookies. Token authentication lets a client prove who it is on every request instead.
How a Token Works
The user logs in once and gets a token string. They send it with each request, and DRF maps it back to the right user.
All lessons in this course
- ModelViewSet and Routers
- Permissions and Throttling
- Token and JWT Authentication
- Filtering, Search, and Pagination