[Answered ]-Creating an API using Django-Rest-Framework with join tables

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So basically what you have to do is create a bunch of serializers. 

class MakeSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Make
        fields = ('your', 'fields', 'here')

class ModelSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    make = MakeSerializer(many=True, read_only=True)

    class Meta:
        model = Model
        fields = ('name', 'just_fields_here')

class StyleSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    model = ModelSerializer(many=True, read_only=True)

    class Meta:
        model = Style
        fields = ('your_fields_here_again', )

This is how your serializers could look like in the simples way.

And this is how you could use it:

>>> make = Make.objects.create(name="Audi")
>>> model1 = Model.objects.create(make=make, name='R8')
>>> model2 = Model.objects.create(make=make, name='Q7')
>>> Style.objects.create(model=model1, name='Sport')
>>> Style.objects.create(model=model2, name='SUV')

>>> serializer = MakeSerializer(instance=make)

and by using 

>>> serializer.data

you output should look like this: 

{
    'name': 'Audi',
    'model': [{
        'name': 'R8',
        'style': {
            'name': 'Sport'
        }
    },{
        'name': 'Q7',
        'style': {
            'name': 'SUV'
        }
    }]
}
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