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What status code should you expect when sending a POST request with missing required fields to a Django REST Framework API endpoint?

client = APIClient()
response = client.post('/api/products/', data={'price': 100})

A201 Created

B500 Internal Server Error

C404 Not Found

D400 Bad Request

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Identify missing required fields
The data lacks required fields (e.g., 'name'), so validation fails.
Step 2: Understand DRF response to invalid data
DRF returns 400 Bad Request when serializer validation fails.
Final Answer:
400 Bad Request -> Option D
Quick Check:
Invalid input triggers 400 status [OK]

Quick Trick: Invalid data returns 400 Bad Request [OK]

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