How to test Django REST Framework Login Protected API using postman?

Question

I need to test REST API using postman. API is build using Django REST Framework. Only login user can get access to API. I am not able to find how I can send login credentials using postman. Thanks in advance.

class ApiMemberGroupNameList(views.APIView):
    permission_classes = (
        permissions.IsAuthenticated,
        RequiredOrgPermission,
        RequiredOrgStaffMemberPermission)

    def get(self, request, **kwargs):
        pk = kwargs.get('pk')
        hash = kwargs.get('hash')
        member_obj = get_object_or_404(Member.objects.filter(org__hash=hash, pk=pk))
        return Response(GroupListSerializer(member_obj.groups.all(), many=True).data)

Answer 1

You can use Basic Auth in POSTMAN. Refer to this screenshot:

You could change the HTTP Methods, URLs, Data Payload(under Body tab) etc in the POSTMAN console

UPDATE-1

After your comments, I tried to recreated the problem.What I did was:

1. created a view

    from rest_framework.views import APIView
    from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
    from rest_framework.response import Response
   
    class MySampleView(APIView):
        permission_classes = (IsAuthenticated,)
   
        def get(self, request):
            return Response(data={"status": True})
   

2. Added to urls.py

    urlpatterns = [
        url(r'^mysampleview/$', MySampleView.as_view())
    ]
   

And my POSTMAN response are below:

Authorization Screenshot

Header Screenshot

My conclusion

You may enter wrong credentials, or something else. I would suggest you open a new POSTMAN tab and repeat the procedure, also try to login Django admin using the same credential which is already used in POSTMAN.

Answer 2

If you want to use Basic Authentification to test Django REST API, it must be allowed in Django REST Framework settings:

'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': [
        'rest_framework.authentication.BasicAuthentication',
...