logging request urls in django

Question

From advanced logging, I am able to get debug level logs for database calls, but cannot figure out how to get request URLs logged.

    # Log Django URL requests
    'django.request': {
        'handlers': ['console'],
        'propagate': False,
        'level': 'DEBUG',
    },
    'django': {
        'handlers': ['console'],
        'propagate': False,
        'level': 'WARNING',
    },

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/topics/logging/ was not too helpful here. Is logging URL requests for debugging even supported?

Please clarify, are the url requests showing up in the console? — danielcorreia, Mar 29 '16 at 22:45
Nothing showing in the console for URLs. I can get database logging working in console by changing django level to DEBUG, but still no requests. — Speedy99, Mar 30 '16 at 00:14

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 27 '17 at 09:08

While the current accepted answer is correct about django.request, there have been some updates:

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/topics/logging/#django-server

django.server (added in Django 1.10) logger logs all requests when log level is INFO.

(note: only works with manage.py runserver - but you shouldn't be using Django log requests in production anyway; there's nginx or similar for that.)

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 29 '16 at 23:03

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I'm guessing you have defined console in handlers. If so, do check that you have set the appropriate level of DEBUG there. By default, it is set to INFO.

answered Mar 29 '16 at 23:03

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'handlers': { 'console': { 'level': 'DEBUG', 'class': 'logging.StreamHandler', 'formatter': 'standard' }, – Speedy99 Mar 30 '16 at 00:16

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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Quick search for logging in Django source suggests there is no logging of URL hits.

The django.request logger seems to be used only when there are errors (500) or warnings (404, etc).

You can use a custom middleware that logs all request URLs.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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answered Mar 30 '16 at 03:38

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This is correct but there's a new logger: `django.server` that can be used. https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/topics/logging/#django-server – elnygren Jul 27 '17 at 09:09

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