django-rest-auth

0.9.5 verified Mon Apr 27 auth: no python maintenance

Django-rest-auth provides a set of REST API endpoints for authentication and registration in Django projects using Django REST Framework. Version 0.9.5 is the latest release, but the library is in maintenance mode with no active development; it is superseded by dj-rest-auth.

pip install django-rest-auth==0.9.5

Common errors

error ImportError: No module named 'rest_auth' ↓

cause Package not installed or installed under different name.

fix

pip install django-rest-auth

error django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Application labels aren't unique, duplicates: rest_auth ↓

cause Old version installed side-by-side with dj-rest-auth or duplicate app config.

fix

Uninstall django-rest-auth and use only dj-rest-auth: pip uninstall django-rest-auth; pip install dj-rest-auth

error AttributeError: 'LoginView' object has no attribute 'authentication_classes' ↓

cause Misconfigured serializer or custom view inheritance.

fix

Ensure you are using correct view class and serializer; check documentation for custom LoginView.

error TypeError: __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument 'request' ↓

cause Serializer called incorrectly or outdated version.

fix

Update to latest version (0.9.5) and check serializer instantiation patterns.

Warnings

gotcha This library is no longer actively maintained; consider using dj-rest-auth instead. ↓

fix Replace django-rest-auth with dj-rest-auth and update import paths (from rest_auth to dj_rest_auth).

breaking In Django 3.0+, the on_delete argument is required for ForeignKey fields; django-rest-auth's internal models may cause migration issues. ↓

fix Add on_delete=models.CASCADE to any custom models or use dj-rest-auth which has updated support.

gotcha Social authentication requires additional endpoints and configuration with django-allauth; default URLs do not include social login. ↓

fix Use rest_auth.urls or include rest_auth.social_urls and set up social apps in Django admin.

deprecated The old JWT support via django-rest-framework-jwt is deprecated and incompatible with newer Django REST Framework versions. ↓

fix Use dj-rest-auth with djangorestframework-simplejwt instead.

Imports

rest_auth.views

wrong

from rest_auth.views import Login

correct

from rest_auth.views import LoginView

View class is LoginView, not Login

rest_auth.serializers

from rest_auth.serializers import LoginSerializer

Quickstart

Minimal setup to add REST auth endpoints.

# settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'django.contrib.sites',
    'allauth',
    'allauth.account',
    'rest_auth',
    'rest_framework',
]
SITE_ID = 1

# urls.py
from django.urls import path, include
urlpatterns = [
    path('rest-auth/', include('rest_auth.urls')),
]

# Then run python manage.py migrate