diff --git a/puppy_store/puppy_store/settings.py b/puppy_store/puppy_store/settings.py
index 6f6a7a7..f661ad6 100644
--- a/puppy_store/puppy_store/settings.py
+++ b/puppy_store/puppy_store/settings.py
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    # 1st party
+    'puppies',
+    # 3rd party
+    'rest_framework',
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -118,3 +122,10 @@ USE_TZ = True
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+
+REST_FRAMEWORK = {
+    # Use Django's standard `django.contrib.auth` permission
+    # or allow read-only access for unauthenticated users.
+    'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [],
+    'TEST_REQUEST_DEFAULT_FORMAT': 'json'
+}
\ No newline at end of file