How can I get the full/absolute URL (with domain) in Django?

Question

How can I get the full/absolute URL (e.g. https://example.com/some/path) in Django without the Sites module? That's just silly... I shouldn't need to query my DB to snag the URL!

I want to use it with reverse().

Answer 1

Use handy request.build_absolute_uri() method on request, pass it the relative url and it'll give you full one.

By default, the absolute URL for request.get_full_path() is returned, but you can pass it a relative URL as the first argument to convert it to an absolute URL.