title: Connect to Couchdb using Django rest framework 3.6.2 and python 3
body: <p>I am working on Django Rest framework. I have created a few APIs and am storing data in sql lite.
  Now, I want to save data to CouchDB from the rest API calls basically crud application.</p>
  
  <p>I am not getting how to connect to couch db via Django rest framework. I'm stuck here not getting how to do crud in couch db using Django rest api.</p>
  
  <p>Below is one of the api written in django for adding accconts. I want to save this data in CouchDB.</p>
  
  <p>models.py</p>
  
  <pre><code>class BankAccount(models.Model):
      SAVINGS = 'saving'
      CURRENT = 'current'
      TYPE = (
        (SAVINGS,'Saving'),
        (CURRENT,'Current')
      )
  
      type = models.CharField(max_length=20, choices=TYPE, default=SAVINGS)
      bank_name = models.CharField(max_length=200)
      account_number =  models.IntegerField()
      balance = models.DecimalField(max_digits=10, decimal_places=2)
  
      def __str__(self):
          """returns the model as string."""
  
          return self.bank_name
  
      def __str__(self):
          """returns the model as string."""
  
          return self.type
  
  serializers.py
  class BankAccountSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
  
      class Meta:
          model = BankAccount
          fields = '__all__'
  
  views.py 
  
  class BankAccountView(APIView):
  
      def get_object(self, pk):
          try:
              return BankAccount.objects.get(pk=pk)
          except BankAccount.DoesNotExist:
              raise Http404
  
      def get(self, request, format=None):
          accounts = BankAccount.objects.all()
          serializer = BankAccountSerializer(accounts, many=True)
          return Response(serializer.data)
  
      def post(self, request, format=None):
          serializer = BankAccountSerializer(data=request.data)
          if serializer.is_valid():
              serializer.save()
              return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
          return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
  
      def put(self, request, format=None):            
          data = json.loads(request.body)
          pk = data['id']
          action = data['action']
          if action == 'delete':
              return self.deleteItem(pk)
          account = self.get_object(pk)
          serializer = BankAccountSerializer(account, data=request.data)
          if serializer.is_valid():
              serializer.save()
              return Response(serializer.data)
          return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
  
      def deleteItem(self, pk):        
          account = self.get_object(pk)
          account.delete()
          return Response(status=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Please help me I'm stuck.</p>