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E-Commerce Backend API

🚀 Overview

This is a Django REST Framework (DRF) powered backend for an e-commerce platform. It provides APIs for managing users, products, sellers, orders, authentication, and more.

🔗 Postman Collection

You can test the API using this Postman Collection.

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🛠 Features

• User Authentication (Registration, Login, Logout, Email Verification, Password Reset)
• Product Management (Categories, Products, Reviews)
• Seller Management (⚠️ Admin must verify sellers before they can be active)
• Order Processing (Cart, Checkout, Payments)
• CSV-Based Delivery Import (Delivery data is migrated using CSV)
• Rate Limiting (Implemented to prevent API abuse)
• RESTful API Design with Django REST Framework
• JWT Authentication for secure access
• PostgreSQL Database for data storage
• Media & Static File Handling

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🏗️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

$ git clone https://github.com/your-username/ecommerce-backend.git
$ cd ecommerce-backend

2️⃣ Create & Activate Virtual Environment

$ python -m venv env
$ source env/bin/activate  # On Windows use `env\Scripts\activate`

3️⃣ Install Dependencies

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

4️⃣ Configure Environment Variables

Create a .env file and add the following details:

SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key
DEBUG=True
DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/dbname
ALLOWED_HOSTS=*

5️⃣ Apply Migrations & Create Superuser

$ python manage.py migrate
$ python manage.py createsuperuser

6️⃣ Run Development Server

$ python manage.py runserver

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🛒 API Endpoints

🔑 Authentication

Endpoint	Method	Description
/auth/register/	POST	Register new user
/auth/login/	POST	Login user
/auth/logout/	POST	Logout user
/auth/email-verify/	GET	Verify email
/auth/request-password-email/	POST	Request password reset
/auth/set-new-password/	POST	Set new password

📦 Products & Categories

Endpoint	Method	Description
/api/products/	GET, POST	Get all products / Create a product
/api/products/<id>/	GET, PUT, DELETE	Get, update, or delete product
/api/categories/	GET	List all categories

🏪 Sellers

Endpoint	Method	Description
/api/sellers/	GET, POST	Get all sellers / Register a seller
/api/seller-orders/	GET	Get seller orders
/api/sellers/verify/<id>/	PUT	Admin-only: Verify a seller

⚠️ Sellers must be verified by the admin before they can sell products.

⭐ Reviews

Endpoint	Method	Description
/products/<product_id>/reviews/	GET, POST	Get or create product reviews
/products/<product_id>/reviews/<id>/	GET, PUT, DELETE	Get, update, or delete a review

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📂 CSV-Based Delivery Migration

The delivery database is populated using CSV files. To import delivery data:

$ python manage.py import_csv location_data.csv

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🔒 Rate Limiting

To prevent abuse, rate limiting has been implemented for API requests. This restricts the number of requests a user can make within a given time frame.

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🚀 Deployment on Render

1. Push Code to GitHub
2. Create a New Web Service on Render
3. Set Up Environment Variables
4. Use Gunicorn to Run Django

$ pip install gunicorn
$ gunicorn ecommerce.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000

5. Check Logs on Render Dashboard

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📜 License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.

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