GET URL Parameters

URL parameters are part of the URL path itself.
Django captures these values through the URL configuration and passes them to the view.

Example of a URL parameter:
jaimedcsilva.com/value1/

Example of a query parameter URL:
jaimedcsilva.com/?param=value1
 

URL configuration

from django.urls import path
from .views import *

urlpatterns = [
    path("<str:param>/", index.as_view(), name="index"),
]

Template example

...
<a href="{% url 'index' 'value1' %}"> Value 1 </a>
<a href="{% url 'index' 'value2' %}"> Value 2 </a>

Retrieving the parameter in the backend

from django.views.generic import TemplateView

class index(TemplateView):
    template_name = 'polls/index.html'


    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
        context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)

        param = kwargs.get('param')

        print(param)

        context['param'] = param
        context['message'] = "Some message from the server!"

        return context