diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c60f1c7..5953f98 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 venv
 .vscode
-__pycache__
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+__pycache__
+db.sqlite3
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diff --git a/website/db.sqlite3 b/website/db.sqlite3
index 3521cf0..ee2300a 100644
Binary files a/website/db.sqlite3 and b/website/db.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/website/snippets/urls.py b/website/snippets/urls.py
index 45d7cf4..2d39cba 100644
--- a/website/snippets/urls.py
+++ b/website/snippets/urls.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 from django.urls import path
+from rest_framework.urlpatterns import format_suffix_patterns
 from . import views
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('snippets/', views.snippet_list),
     path('snippets/<int:pk>/', views.snippet_detail),
-]
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+]
+
+urlpatterns = format_suffix_patterns(urlpatterns)
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diff --git a/website/snippets/views.py b/website/snippets/views.py
index 5b9c8dc..51346d9 100644
--- a/website/snippets/views.py
+++ b/website/snippets/views.py
@@ -1,49 +1,47 @@
-from django.http import HttpResponse, JsonResponse
-from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
-from rest_framework.parsers import JSONParser
+from rest_framework import status
+from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
+from rest_framework.response import Response
 from .models import Snippet
 from .serializers import SnippetSerializer
 
-@csrf_exempt
-def snippet_list(request):
+@api_view(['GET', 'POST'])
+def snippet_list(request, format=None):
     """
     List all code snippets, or create a new snippet.
     """
     if request.method == 'GET':
         snippets = Snippet.objects.all()
         serializer = SnippetSerializer(snippets, many=True)
-        return JsonResponse(serializer.data, safe=False)
+        return Response(serializer.data)
 
     elif request.method == 'POST':
-        data = JSONParser().parse(request)
-        serializer = SnippetSerializer(data=data)
+        serializer = SnippetSerializer(data=request.data)
         if serializer.is_valid():
             serializer.save()
-            return JsonResponse(serializer.data, status=201)
-        return JsonResponse(serializer.errors, status=400)
+            return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+        return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
 
-@csrf_exempt
-def snippet_detail(request, pk):
+@api_view(['GET', 'PUT', 'DELETE'])
+def snippet_detail(request, pk, format=None):
     """
     Retrieve, update or delete a code snippet.
     """
     try:
         snippet = Snippet.objects.get(pk=pk)
     except Snippet.DoesNotExist:
-        return HttpResponse(status=404)
+        return Response(status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
 
     if request.method == 'GET':
         serializer = SnippetSerializer(snippet)
-        return JsonResponse(serializer.data)
+        return Response(serializer.data)
 
     elif request.method == 'PUT':
-        data = JSONParser().parse(request)
-        serializer = SnippetSerializer(snippet, data=data)
+        serializer = SnippetSerializer(snippet, data=request.data)
         if serializer.is_valid():
             serializer.save()
-            return JsonResponse(serializer.data)
-        return JsonResponse(serializer.errors, status=400)
+            return Response(serializer.data)
+        return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
 
     elif request.method == 'DELETE':
         snippet.delete()
-        return HttpResponse(status=204)
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+        return Response(status=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
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