Token Based User Authentication With Django

• django-token-auth-tutorial

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Finally I saved the result on Github, in case you get lost or just want to check the final result.

• django-rest-framework

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  Web APIs for Django. 🎸

  

For this we'll be using the Django Framework, with the Django REST Framework. If you still don't know them go ahead and check their website, they have great tutorials to get you started.

• WorkOS

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  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

• Django

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  The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.

  

For this we'll be using the Django Framework, with the Django REST Framework. If you still don't know them go ahead and check their website, they have great tutorials to get you started.

• Poetry

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  Python packaging and dependency management made easy

  

For this project I will be using pipenv for package management, because it automatically creates and manages the virtual environment. In case you don't have it installed yet, it's quite easy to do it, you can follow the instructions from their documentation. You can also use venv, poetry, or any other tool you prefer.

• insomnia

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  The open-source, cross-platform API client for GraphQL, REST, WebSockets, SSE and gRPC. With Cloud, Local and Git storage.

  

For making requests to test it, I find Insomnia really good, and hey they have a free tier 😎. Another client that I find really useful is the command line app HTTPie. I'll be using HTTPie for this tutorial, it makes it easier for you to try the commands on your own, and for diplaying the results in text instead of screenshots.

• httpie

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  🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more. (by httpie)

  

For making requests to test it, I find Insomnia really good, and hey they have a free tier 😎. Another client that I find really useful is the command line app HTTPie. I'll be using HTTPie for this tutorial, it makes it easier for you to try the commands on your own, and for diplaying the results in text instead of screenshots.

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