Why does Django Rest Framework add a slash on my URL when i filter?

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I'm just getting started to Django Rest Framework and i created my first endpoints. Now, i'm trying to add filtering to my URLS but there are two things i don't understand yet:

I created the following route: router.register(r'endpoint', views.myView, basename='myView'). When i try to filter on my browser like the following http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/endpoint?&user=TEST, i will get redirected to http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/endpoint/?&user=TEST. Why is there a slash before the ??
What is the difference between using router.register and a standard view on my urlpatterns like i would do in Django?

There's a Django setting that controls whether it appends a slash to URLs or not: docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#append-slash — bjmc
– bjmc, Commented Sep 17, 2020 at 17:27

JPG · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-17 17:31:30Z

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Because the default value of APPEND_SLASH is True and hence the redirection.
The DRF routers will generate appropriate URL patterns depending on which type of router (SimpleRouter or DefaultRouter ) you are using. Highy recommend using along with the DRF ViewSets

answered Sep 17, 2020 at 17:31

JPG

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JayK23 Over a year ago

Thank you a lot for your answer, it's very clear. What happens if i set APPEND_SLASH to False? Is it a bad practice?

JPG Over a year ago

I would like to set the APPEND_SLASH=True (the default setup) and I would not define any end-points without a trailing slash

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