jpadilla/django-rest-framework-jwt
JSON Web Token Authentication support for Django REST Framework observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4612
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1366
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3166 stars · 645 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Python package that adds JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication to Django REST Framework APIs. It provides token obtain, refresh, and verify endpoints plus a JSONWebTokenAuthentication class for DRF's authentication classes.
Use cases
- add jwt authentication to a django rest framework api
- issue and verify auth tokens for a drf backend
- token-based login endpoint for a django api
- refresh expired jwt tokens in django
- replace session auth with jwt for a mobile or spa client
When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy Django project pinned to old Django/DRF versions that already uses this package
When to avoid
- starting a new project - the project is officially unmaintained
- you use modern Django or Django REST Framework versions
- you need actively supported JWT auth - use simplejwt (djangorestframework-simplejwt) instead
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
auth middleware web-development backend security apis python jwt django django-rest-framework token-authentication unmaintained web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/jpadilla/django-rest-framework-jwt · fetched 2026-08-28 · 02bb36bafe1b
- homepage: http://jpadilla.github.io/django-rest-framework-jwt/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7be96d3c6eb9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jpadilla/django-rest-framework-jwt | main | 10 |
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