[Python] Working directory structure for a Django-Python project used as an API backend only

I'm a newbie in Django Python and I need to create an API backend for a frontend done in React. I'm forced by the customer to use Django Python, no options on this!

The project is very simple: it needs to expose ~15 endpoints, use Django ORM to connect to a PostgreSQL database, and have basic business logic. I must have a minimum of 80% unit tests coverage of the code and expose a swagger UI.

My problem is to create a "standard", well-defined, wisely organized structure of the working directory structure as defined by the best practice.

In .NET I put my endpoints in the controllers, then I create the business logic with interfaces and the data layer where I have the model and the entities, so everything is all well organized and separated.

How can I achieve a similar organization in Django?

I've seen that some people use DRF (Django RESTful framework), is it good for my purpose? is it a best practice for projects like mine?

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