Closes #4173: Return graceful error message when webhook queuing fails

netbox/utilities/api.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.core.exceptions import FieldError, MultipleObjectsReturned, ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.db.models import ManyToManyField, ProtectedError
 from django.http import Http404
+from django.urls import reverse
 from rest_framework.exceptions import APIException
 from rest_framework.permissions import BasePermission
 from rest_framework.relations import PrimaryKeyRelatedField, RelatedField
@@ -41,6 +42,14 @@ def get_serializer_for_model(model, prefix=''):
         )
 
 
+def is_api_request(request):
+    """
+    Return True of the request is being made via the REST API.
+    """
+    api_path = reverse('api-root')
+    return request.path_info.startswith(api_path)
+
+
 #
 # Authentication
 #