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Django RESTful Web Services

You're reading from   Django RESTful Web Services The easiest way to build Python RESTful APIs and web services with Django

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788833929
Length 326 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Gaston C. Hillar Gaston C. Hillar
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Preface 1. Installing the Required Software and Tools 2. Working with Models, Migrations, Serialization, and Deserialization FREE CHAPTER 3. Creating API Views 4. Using Generalized Behavior from the APIView Class 5. Understanding and Customizing the Browsable API Feature 6. Working with Advanced Relationships and Serialization 7. Using Constraints, Filtering, Searching, Ordering, and Pagination 8. Securing the API with Authentication and Permissions 9. Applying Throttling Rules and Versioning Management 10. Automating Tests 11. Solutions 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

Making HTTP POST requests with Postman

Now, we will use the Builder tab in Postman to compose and send an HTTP POST request to create a new toy. Perform the following steps:

  1. Click on the plus (+) button on the right-hand side of the tab that displayed the previous request. This way, you will create a new tab.
  2. Select Request in the New drop-down menu located in the upper-left corner.
  3. Select POST in the drop-down menu on the left-hand side of the Enter request URL textbox.
  4. Enter localhost:8000/toys/ in that textbox on the right-hand side of the drop-down menu.
  1. Click Body on the right-hand side of Authorization and Headers, within the panel that composes the request.
  2. Activate the raw radio button and select JSON (application/json) in the drop-down menu on the right-hand side of the binary radio button. Postman will automatically add a Content-type = application/json header, and...
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