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diff --git a/docs/api-guide/authentication.md b/docs/api-guide/authentication.md index f1dd6f5f..0eea31d7 100644 --- a/docs/api-guide/authentication.md +++ b/docs/api-guide/authentication.md @@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ To use the `TokenAuthentication` scheme, include `rest_framework.authtoken` in y ... 'rest_framework.authtoken' ) + +Make sure to run `manage.py syncdb` after changing your settings. You'll also need to create tokens for your users. @@ -140,6 +142,10 @@ Unauthenticated responses that are denied permission will result in an `HTTP 401 WWW-Authenticate: Token +The `curl` command line tool may be useful for testing token authenticated APIs. For example: + + curl -X GET http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/example/ -H 'Authorization: Token 9944b09199c62bcf9418ad846dd0e4bbdfc6ee4b' + --- **Note:** If you use `TokenAuthentication` in production you must ensure that your API is only available over `https` only. |