django rest framework TokenAuthentication not working

Question

Want to use token base authentication system so api call for get list using DRF , It always throw error , I test this api in local system.

"detail":"Authentication credentials were not provided."

Setting.py

REST_FRAMEWORK = {

    'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': (
        #'rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated',

        'rest_framework.authentication.BasicAuthentication',
        'rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication',
        'oauth2_provider.ext.rest_framework.OAuth2Authentication',        
        'rest_framework.authentication.TokenAuthentication',        
    ),

    'DEFAULT_RENDERER_CLASSES': (
        'rest_framework.renderers.JSONRenderer',
        'rest_framework.renderers.BrowsableAPIRenderer',
    ),

    'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': (
        'rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated',
        'rest_framework.permissions.DjangoModelPermissionsOrAnonReadOnly',

    ),       
}

Serializer.py

class MyListSerializer(SignUpSerializer):

    class Meta:
        model = MyMod
        fields = ('no', 'yes')

view.py

class MyList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):

    queryset = MyMod.objects.all()
    serializer_class = MyListSerializer
    authentication_classes = (TokenAuthentication,)

url:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer MDgYnKeoRsp0O4Hfgr9ka5tdfkKs6Y" http://127.0.0.1:8000/my/

Error:

{"detail":"Authentication credentials were not provided."}

Aren't you mixing OAuth2Authentication and TokenAuthentication ? for TokenAuthentication, you should use this header : Authorization: Token MDgYnKeoRsp0O4Hfgr9ka5tdfkKs6Y ("Token", not "Bearer") — Raphaël Braud
– Raphaël Braud, Commented Mar 30, 2015 at 8:24
thanks for reply , according to you : curl -i -H "Authorization: Token MDgYnKeoRsp0O4Hfgr9ka5tdfkKs6Y" 127.0.0.1:8000/my same error {"detail":"Authentication credentials were not provided."} — Harshit Chauhan
– Harshit Chauhan, Commented Mar 30, 2015 at 9:23
@RaphaëlBraud is right way to use TokenAuthentication in class view. — Harshit Chauhan
– Harshit Chauhan, Commented Mar 30, 2015 at 9:29
Prefixing Authorization header value with 'Token ' is the right way but how did you get "MDgYnKeoRsp0O4Hfgr9ka5tdfkKs6Y" ? you should use something like : Token.objects.get_or_create(user=user).key . Is it the case ? — Raphaël Braud
– Raphaël Braud, Commented Mar 30, 2015 at 12:55
main problem with permission permission_classes = [TokenHasReadWriteScope] instead of authentication_classes = (TokenAuthentication,) — Harshit Chauhan
– Harshit Chauhan, Commented Apr 3, 2015 at 12:28

Maxime Lorant · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-26 08:43:32Z

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Problem :

class MyList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):

    queryset = MyMod.objects.all()
    serializer_class = MyListSerializer
    authentication_classes = (TokenAuthentication,)

Solution:

class MyList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):

    queryset = MyMod.objects.all()
    serializer_class = MyListSerializer
    permission_classes = [TokenHasReadWriteScope]

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer MDgYnKeoRsp0O4Hfgr9ka5tdfkKs6Y" http://127.0.0.1:8000

edited Jan 26, 2017 at 8:43

Maxime Lorant

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answered Apr 3, 2015 at 12:30

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