# Django Create API Endpoint

> Steps for adding a new Django REST Framework API endpoint

- Skill: `fossasia/django-create-api-endpoint` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add fossasia/django-create-api-endpoint`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/fossasia/django-create-api-endpoint/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: fossasia (https://skillmd.com/u/fossasia)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/fossasia/django-create-api-endpoint

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## When to use

Use this skill when exposing new data or functionality via the DRF API using viewsets and serializers.

## Steps

1. Create or update a serializer in the appropriate location within `app/eventyay/api/`. Prefer using explicit serializer fields covering direct model or nested relation mappings.
2. Create or update a viewset within `app/eventyay/api/`.
3. Register the new viewset's router in the appropriate module router or `app/eventyay/api/urls.py`.

## Validation

1. Verify that the serializer correctly maps exactly to the expected model or relations without unnecessary custom method wrappers.
2. Assert the endpoint resolves effectively.

## Gotchas

- **Computed Data Overuse:** Only use `SerializerMethodField` for genuinely computed or conditional data. Do NOT use it if a direct field assignment natively exists.