[Django REST Framework](https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework)

([project homepage and documentation](https://www.django-rest-framework.org/),

[PyPI package information](https://pypi.org/project/djangorestframework/)

and [more resources on Full Stack Python](/django-rest-framework-drf.html)),

often abbreviated as "DRF", is a popular [Django](/django.html) extension

for building [web APIs](/application-programming-interfaces.html).

The project has fantastic documentation and a wonderful

[quickstart](https://www.django-rest-framework.org/tutorial/quickstart/)

that serve as examples of how to make it easier for newcomers

to get started.

The project is open sourced under the

[Encode OSS Ltd. license](https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/blob/master/LICENSE.md).