Django CORS configuration for API access

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Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) enables frontend apps on different domains to access your API. I use django-cors-headers for production-ready CORS handling. I configure CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS for specific domains in production and use CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS only in development. For credentialed requests (cookies, auth headers), I set CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS=True. I whitelist specific HTTP methods and headers as needed. Preflight caching with CORS_PREFLIGHT_MAX_AGE reduces overhead. This is essential for SPAs and mobile apps consuming Django APIs.