ObtainApiTokenView.py

from rest_framework.views import APIView
from django.contrib.auth import authenticate

class ObtainAuthTokenView(APIView):

	authentication_classes = []
	permission_classes = []

	def post(self, request):
		context = {}

		email = request.POST.get('username')
		password = request.POST.get('password')
		account = authenticate(email=email, password=password)
		if account:
			try:
				token = Token.objects.get(user=account)
			except Token.DoesNotExist:
				token = Token.objects.create(user=account)
			context['response'] = 'Successfully authenticated.'
			context['pk'] = account.pk
			context['email'] = email
			context['token'] = token.key
		else:
			context['response'] = 'Error'
			context['error_message'] = 'Invalid credentials'

		return Response(context)

urls.py

from django.urls import path
from account.api.views import(
	registration_view,
	account_properties_view,
	update_account_view,
	ObtainAuthTokenView,
)

app_name = 'account'

urlpatterns = [
	path('properties', account_properties_view, name="properties"),
	path('properties/update', update_account_view, name="update"),
	path('login', ObtainAuthTokenView.as_view(), name="login"), # -> see accounts/api/views.py for response and url info
	path('register', registration_view, name="register"),
]