API starters · Rank #10
django-starter-template
Grade A: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
A comprehensive and easy-to-use starting point for your new API with Django and DRF
Why this verdict
How we check →- 6 commits in the last 90 days, none in the last 30. receipt ↗
- Latest release 0.6.0, 54 days ago. receipt ↗
- On current major: Celery, Django, Django REST framework. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 128bbb2 on main, checked 2026-10-19 07:42 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celery celery | 5.6.2 | 5.6.3 | Current |
| Django django | 6.0.0 | 6.1.2 | Current |
| Django REST framework djangorestframework | 3.15.2 | 3.18.3 | Current |
Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.
What's in the stack
- Framework
- Django
- Database / ORM
- PostgreSQL (psycopg)
- API layer
- Django REST framework, Celery
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AIAI agent skills
Includes `AGENTS.md` and curated AI skills (Django, Celery)
- AnalyticsStructured JSON logging
Structured JSON logging for easy monitoring.
- APIOpenAPI schema generation
Automatic OpenAPI 3 schema generation with `drf-spectacular`.
- AuthToken authentication
Secure token-based authentication with `django-rest-knox`.
- AuthEmail-based user model
Email-based authentication for a modern user experience.
- TestingAPI collection
Test every endpoint from your terminal with the bundled Noodle collection
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Sep 29, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote; 1 unverifiable item was discarded. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
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History
Sep 29, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
Show as a table
| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Steady | Current deps | 6 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Steady | Current deps | 7 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Steady | Current deps | 7 |
Sources
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- Commit history ↗ default branch (main) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- pyproject.toml ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 128bbb2)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- PyPI ↗ latest versions of Python packages (each linked in the table above)
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