updates

backEnd/contact/views.py

@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ class ContactSubmissionViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
             permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
         return [permission() for permission in permission_classes]
     
+    def get_authenticators(self):
+        """
+        Override authentication for create action to bypass CSRF.
+        By returning an empty list, DRF won't enforce CSRF for this action.
+        """
+        if hasattr(self, 'action') and self.action == 'create':
+            return []
+        return super().get_authenticators()
+    
     def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         Create a new contact submission.
@@ -259,4 +268,4 @@ class ContactSubmissionViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
             return Response({
                 'error': 'Failed to send test email',
                 'status': 'error'
-            }, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+            }, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)