"api_view" is not defined django

The error message "api_view is not defined" in Django typically occurs when the api_view decorator is not imported or used correctly. To resolve this issue, you can follow the steps below:

  1. Ensure that you have Django installed by running the command pip install Django in your terminal or command prompt.

  2. In your Django project, open the file where you are encountering the error.

  3. Import the api_view decorator from the rest_framework.decorators module by adding the following line at the top of your file:

python from rest_framework.decorators import api_view

  1. Make sure that the api_view decorator is used correctly. It should be placed above the view function or class-based view that you want to turn into an API view. For example, if you have a function-based view called my_view, you can apply the api_view decorator like this:

python @api_view(['GET']) def my_view(request): # Your view logic here

If you have a class-based view, you can apply the api_view decorator using the method_decorator function from Django's django.utils.decorators module. Here's an example:

```python from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator

@method_decorator(api_view(['GET']), name='dispatch') class MyView(View): # Your view logic here ```

  1. Save the file and run your Django server again. The error should be resolved, and you should be able to use the api_view decorator without any issues.

By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the "api_view is not defined" error in your Django project.