Closes #5549: Eliminate extraneous database queries when using brief API calls

netbox/extras/api/views.py

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class ConfigContextQuerySetMixin:
     Provides a get_queryset() method which deals with adding the config context
     data annotation or not.
     """
-
     def get_queryset(self):
         """
         Build the proper queryset based on the request context
@@ -49,11 +48,11 @@ class ConfigContextQuerySetMixin:
 
         Else, return the queryset annotated with config context data
         """
-
+        queryset = super().get_queryset()
         request = self.get_serializer_context()['request']
-        if request.query_params.get('brief') or 'config_context' in request.query_params.get('exclude', []):
-            return self.queryset
-        return self.queryset.annotate_config_context_data()
+        if self.brief or 'config_context' in request.query_params.get('exclude', []):
+            return queryset
+        return queryset.annotate_config_context_data()
 
 
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