Basic Custom Middleware
A snippet showing how to write a basic custom middleware.
# middleware.py
class BasicMiddleware:
def __init__(self, get_response):
self.get_response = get_response
def __call__(self, request):
response = self.get_response(request)
return response
# settings.py
MIDDLEWARE = [
# ...
'your_app.middleware.BasicMiddleware',
]
# views.py
from django.http import HttpResponse
def home(request):
return HttpResponse("OK")
Explanation:
-
A middleware is a callable that gets
request, returns aresponse, and sits in the global request/response pipeline. -
__init__(get_response)runs once at server start;__call__(request)runs per request. -
Add the path to
MIDDLEWAREinsettings.pyto activate it for all requests. - Start simple like this, then add request preprocessing or response postprocessing as needed.
- Category Middleware
- Total Views 1041
- Last Modified 19 February, 2026
- Tags #middleware #request #response #basics
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