How to register users in Django REST framework?

Question

I\'m coding a REST API with Django REST framework. The API will be the backend of a social mobile app. After following the tutorial, I can serialise all my models and I am a

Answer 1

The simplest solution, working in DRF 3.x:

class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = User
        fields = ('id', 'username', 'password', 'email', 'first_name', 'last_name')
        write_only_fields = ('password',)
        read_only_fields = ('id',)

    def create(self, validated_data):
        user = User.objects.create(
            username=validated_data['username'],
            email=validated_data['email'],
            first_name=validated_data['first_name'],
            last_name=validated_data['last_name']
        )

        user.set_password(validated_data['password'])
        user.save()

        return user

No need for other changes, just make sure that unauthenticated users have the permission to create a new user object.

write_only_fields will make sure passwords (actually: their hash we store) are not displayed, while the overwritten create method ensures that the password is not stored in clear text, but as a hash.