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diff --git a/docs/api-guide/authentication.md b/docs/api-guide/authentication.md index 9c899f17..8c1d1185 100644 --- a/docs/api-guide/authentication.md +++ b/docs/api-guide/authentication.md @@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ The `obtain_auth_token` view will return a JSON response when valid `username` a { 'token' : '9944b09199c62bcf9418ad846dd0e4bbdfc6ee4b' } +Note that the default `obtain_auth_token` view explicitly uses JSON requests and responses, rather than using default renderer and parser classes in your settings. If you need a customized version of the `obtain_auth_token` view, you can do so by overriding the `ObtainAuthToken` view class, and using that in your url conf instead. + ## SessionAuthentication This authentication scheme uses Django's default session backend for authentication. Session authentication is appropriate for AJAX clients that are running in the same session context as your website. |