Testing API Views with DRF

A snippet showing how to test DRF API views with APIClient.


# models.py

from django.db import models

class Todo(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    is_done = models.BooleanField(default=False)
      

# admin.py

from django.contrib import admin
from .models import Todo

@admin.register(Todo)
class TodoAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    list_display = ("title", "is_done")
      

# Result (tests/test_api.py)
from rest_framework.test import APITestCase, APIClient
from django.urls import reverse

class TodoApiTest(APITestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self.client = APIClient()
    def test_list(self):
        res = self.client.get(reverse("todo-list"))
        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
      
Explanation:
  • Use DRF's APITestCase/APIClient for API testing with auth helpers.
  • Assert status, JSON structure, and pagination.
  • Category Testing
  • Total Views 534
  • Last Modified 01 April, 2026
  • Tags #testing #drf #api #views
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