# up login serializer

apps/accounts/api/serializers.py

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.db.models import Q
+from rest_framework_jwt.settings import api_settings
+
 
 User = get_user_model()
+jwt_payload_handler = api_settings.JWT_PAYLOAD_HANDLER
+jwt_encode_handler = api_settings.JWT_ENCODE_HANDLER
 
 
 class UserDetailSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
@@ -36,7 +40,6 @@ class UserDetailSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         return obj.get_image_url()
 
 
-
 class UserLoginSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     token = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True, read_only=True)
     username = serializers.CharField(required=False, allow_blank=True)
@@ -82,8 +85,10 @@ class UserLoginSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
             raise serializers.ValidationError('This username/email is not valid.')
 
         if user_obj:
+            payload = jwt_payload_handler(user_obj)
+            token = jwt_encode_handler(payload)
             if not user_obj.check_password(password):
                 raise serializers.ValidationError('Incorrect credentials pls try again.')
-        data['token'] = 'SOME RANDOM TOKEN'
+            data['token'] = token
 
         return data