Class-Based Views (CBVs) in Django REST Framework organize HTTP method handlers (get(), post(), put(), delete()) into clean, object-oriented class structures that reuse generic mixins.

APIView Class Implementation Example

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from rest_framework.views import APIView
from rest_framework.response import Response
from rest_framework import status
from .models import Product
from .serializers import ProductSerializer
 
class ProductListCreateAPIView(APIView):
    def get(self, request):
        products = Product.objects.all()
        serializer = ProductSerializer(products, many=True)
        return Response(serializer.data)
 
    def post(self, request):
        serializer = ProductSerializer(data=request.data)
        if serializer.is_valid():
            serializer.save()
            return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
        return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)