diff --git a/pinry/settings/base.py b/pinry/settings/base.py
index 7191b1c..55def71 100644
--- a/pinry/settings/base.py
+++ b/pinry/settings/base.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    'rest_framework',
     'taggit',
     'compressor',
     'django_images',
@@ -139,3 +140,12 @@ IS_TEST = False
 
 # User custom settings
 IMAGE_AUTO_DELETE = True
+
+# Rest Framework
+REST_FRAMEWORK = {
+    # Use Django's standard `django.contrib.auth` permissions,
+    # or allow read-only access for unauthenticated users.
+    'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [
+        'rest_framework.permissions.DjangoModelPermissionsOrAnonReadOnly'
+    ]
+}