# Routing with multiple applications failing **URL:** \ **Category:** Using Django\ **Created:** [August 27, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/routing-with-multiple-applications-failing/9418 "2021-08-27T12:43:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dlewin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/dlewin/32/1057_2.png) [@dlewin](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/dlewin)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/routing-with-multiple-applications-failing/9418/1 "2021-08-27T12:43:24Z")
hi, I have followed the [Bezcoder DRF / CRUD tutorial](https://www.bezkoder.com/django-rest-api/) with the informations from the “Django for APis” book of William Vincent. While I have 1 project containing 1 app : it’s ok. I can curl the API fine. The problem came after I’ve added a 2nd application: an errr is coming because I think Django can’t know which view belongs to which app: app1 or app2 > api/urls.py line 9 in … > url(r’^app1$', views.app1\_list), > AttributeError : module ‘App2.views’ has no attribute ‘app1\_list’ ```auto from django.urls import path from django.conf.urls import url from .views import app1APIView, app2APIView from app1 import views from app2 import views urlpatterns = [ path('', app2APIView.as_view()), url(r'^app1$', views.app1_list), url(r'^app1/(?P[0-9]+)$', views.app1_detail), url(r'^app1/enabled$', views.app1_list_enabled), url(r'^app2$', views.app2_list), url(r'^app2/(?P[0-9]+)$', views.app2_detail), url(r'^app2/enabled$', views.app2_list_enabled) ``` This code is working only if I comment app1 or app2 but not both ---
**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/routing-with-multiple-applications-failing/9418/2 "2021-08-27T13:45:22Z")
You’ve got a couple different ways of handling this. My recommendation would be to just import app1.views and app2.views, and prefix your urls with the corresponding app name: `url('^app1$', app1.views.app1_list),` ---
**Author:** ![dlewin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/dlewin/32/1057_2.png) [@dlewin](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/dlewin)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/routing-with-multiple-applications-failing/9418/3 "2021-08-27T15:48:31Z")
Thanks @KenWhitesell for you answer. However, doing > from django.urls import path > from django.conf.urls import url > > # from .views import app1APIView, app2APIView > > from app1 import views > from app2 import views > > urlpatterns = [ > #path(‘’, app2APIView.as\_view()), > url(r’^app1$‘, app1.views.app1\_list), > url(r’^app1/(?P[0-9]+)$‘, app1.views.app1\_detail), > url(r’^app1/enabled$‘, app1.views.app1\_list\_enabled), > url(r’^app2$‘, app1.views.app2\_list), > url(r’^app2/(?P[0-9]+)$‘, app1.views.app2\_detail), > url(r’^app2/enabled$', app1.views.app2\_list\_enabled) ends with error _" app1 is not defined"_ while commenting all the app2 references and not prefixing app1 but just : > urlpatterns = [ > #path(‘’, app2APIView.as\_view()), > url(r’^app1$‘, views.app1\_list), > url(r’^app1/(?P[0-9]+)$‘, views.app1\_detail), > url(r’^app1/enabled$‘, views.app1\_list\_enabled), > #url(r’^app2$‘, app1.views.app2\_list), > #url(r’^app2/(?P[0-9]+)$‘, app1.views.app2\_detail), > #url(r’^app2/enabled$', app1.views.app2\_list\_enabled) is ok. ---
**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/routing-with-multiple-applications-failing/9418/4 "2021-08-27T16:07:47Z")
I think you overlooked this part of my answer: > [@KenWhitesell](#): > > My recommendation would be to just import app1.views and app2.views, ---
**Author:** ![dlewin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/dlewin/32/1057_2.png) [@dlewin](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/dlewin)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/routing-with-multiple-applications-failing/9418/5 "2021-08-30T07:58:30Z")
OK but if I do that > “url is not defined” arizes which is normal. ---
**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/routing-with-multiple-applications-failing/9418/6 "2021-08-30T09:32:32Z")
My fault, my previous reply wasn’t clear. You still need your other imports. What you need to change is the `from app1 import views` to `import app1.views` (and the same for app2) ---
**Author:** ![dlewin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/dlewin/32/1057_2.png) [@dlewin](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/dlewin)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/routing-with-multiple-applications-failing/9418/7 "2021-08-30T09:46:43Z")
@KenWhitesell no fault is in play when it’s about helping. And by the way, this solves the issue. thanks I have been searching in many (wrong it seems) places for this. Tell me if I have to change the title or something to mark it as solved. ---
**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/routing-with-multiple-applications-failing/9418/8 "2021-08-30T09:50:56Z")
There should be an icon underneath each reply that you can click to select the solution. Find the reply you wish to mark, and click the “solution” box.