Easy DRF Question 58 of 228

What does the api_view decorator do?

Python & Django · Speak this in 60–90 seconds · Faridabad & Delhi NCR

PICTURE THIS: DJANGO MVT

URLRoute request

ViewBusiness logic

Model + TemplateData + HTML

Simple meaning

@api_view turns a function into a DRF function-based view and lists allowed methods.

WHY — DRF instead of guessing?

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Name the idea, why it exists, then one short example.

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End with when you use it and one common pitfall.

STEPS — What happens step by step?

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1
@api_view turns a function
into a DRF function-based view and lists allowed methods.
2
It wraps Django's request
in DRF's Request and handles parser/renderer errors.
3
How it works
Use it for small endpoints
4
prefer views or viewsets
as the API grows.
5
Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
6
Close
When you pick this over the alternative.

EXAMPLE — See it in action

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“It wraps Django's request in DRF's Request and handles parser/renderer errors.”

Break into beats

ItwrapsDjango'srequestinDRF's

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Key takeaway

@api_view turns a function into a DRF function-based view and lists allowed methods. It wraps Django's request in DRF's Request and handles parser/renderer errors.