In Django, retrieving the last record from a model’s table is a common task that can be accomplished using the Django ORM (Object-Relational Mapping). Below are several methods to get the last record from a Django model.
Method 1: last()
The most straightforward way to get the last record of a queryset in Django is by using the last() method, which is a part of the Django QuerySet API.
from myapp.models import MyModel
# Get the last record
last_record = MyModel.objects.last()Method 2: order_by() with first()
The last() method is equivalent to ordering by a field in descending order and then using first() to get the top record. If you want more control over the ordering, you can explicitly order by a specific field.
from myapp.models import MyModel
# Assuming you have a 'created_at' field to order by
last_record = MyModel.objects.order_by('-created_at').first()Method 3: reverse() with first()
Another way to get the last record is by reversing the order of the queryset and then using first().
from myapp.models import MyModel
# Reverse the default ordering and get the first record
last_record = MyModel.objects.reverse().first()