NexTalk Backend API

Django REST Framework backend for NexTalk — a social media application for connecting, sharing, and chatting.

Features

• 🔐 JWT Authentication
• 👤 User Profiles
• 📝 Posts with Images/Videos
• ❤️ Likes and Comments
• 👥 Friend Requests & Follow System
• 💬 Real-time Chat (WebSocket)
• 🛡️ Admin Panel

Tech Stack

• Django 5.2
• Django REST Framework
• Django Channels (WebSocket)
• PostgreSQL (production)
• JWT Authentication
• Deployed on Render

Quick Start

pip install -r requirements.txt
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py runserver

API Endpoints

Module	Endpoint	Method
Auth	/api/auth/register/	POST
Auth	/api/auth/login/	POST
Auth	/api/auth/logout/	POST
Auth	/api/auth/profile/	GET/PATCH
Posts	/api/posts/	GET/POST
Posts	/api/posts/<id>/	GET/PUT/DELETE
Posts	/api/posts/<id>/like/	POST
Friends	/api/friends/request/	POST
Friends	/api/friends/follow/<id>/	POST
Chat	/api/chat/rooms/	GET
Chat	/api/chat/messages/send/	POST