📸 Instagram Clone API

A Django REST Framework (DRF) API that replicates core Instagram features such as user authentication, posts, likes, comments, and follow/unfollow functionality.

🚀 Features

✅ User Authentication (Register, Login, JWT)
✅ Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) for Posts
✅ Like/Unlike Posts
✅ Comment on Posts
✅ Follow/Unfollow Users
✅ User Profiles with Followers & Following Counts
✅ Search Users

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Django, Django REST Framework
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
• Documentation: DRF Spectacular (OpenAPI/Swagger)

📦 Installation

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

2️⃣ Create a Virtual Environment & Install Dependencies

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

3️⃣ Configure Environment Variables
Create a .env file in the root directory and add the required variables:

SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key
DATABASE_URL=your_database_url

4️⃣ Apply Migrations & Create Superuser

python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createsuperuser

5️⃣ Run the Development Server

python manage.py runserver

🔑 Authentication

• Register: POST /api/auth/register/
• Login: POST /api/auth/login/
• Get User Profile: GET /api/users/{username}/
• Update Profile: PUT /api/users/{username}/
• Follow/Unfollow: POST /api/users/{username}/follow/

🖼️ Posts & Interactions

• Create Post: POST /api/posts/
• Retrieve Post: GET /api/posts/{post_id}/
• Like/Unlike Post: POST /api/posts/{post_id}/like/
• Comment on Post: POST /api/posts/{post_id}/comment/

📜 API Documentation

After running the server, access the API documentation at:
🔗 http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/schema/swagger-ui/

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork, create a pull request, or open an issue. 🚀