Dynamically set renderer_class in DRF

Question

How can i dynamically set the renderer_class in DRF from a request query parameter?

I know that DRF chooses the renderer_class based on ACCEPT header but the client has requested an option to select the class based on GET query parameter

Answer 1

This can be achieved by overwriting the get_format_suffix function on a view.

class MyView(APIView):

    format_suffix = 'format'

    def get_format_suffix(self, **kwargs):
        return self.request.query_params.get(self.format_suffix)