diff --git a/netbox/netbox/api/serializers/base.py b/netbox/netbox/api/serializers/base.py
index 622e54a63..8115fe020 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/api/serializers/base.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/api/serializers/base.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ __all__ = (
 
 
 class BaseModelSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-    url = NetBoxAPIHyperlinkedIdentityField(view_name="")
-    display_url = NetBoxURLHyperlinkedIdentityField(view_name="")
+    url = NetBoxAPIHyperlinkedIdentityField()
+    display_url = NetBoxURLHyperlinkedIdentityField()
     display = serializers.SerializerMethodField(read_only=True)
 
     def __init__(self, *args, nested=False, fields=None, **kwargs):
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/api/serializers/fields.py b/netbox/netbox/api/serializers/fields.py
index d03344bef..4fee36043 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/api/serializers/fields.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/api/serializers/fields.py
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ class BaseNetBoxHyperlinkedIdentityField(serializers.HyperlinkedIdentityField):
     and it will get replaced in the get_url call.  Derived classes must
     define a get_view_name.
     """
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(view_name="", *args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_url(self, obj, view_name, request, format):
         """
         Given an object, return the URL that hyperlinks to the object.
@@ -32,6 +35,11 @@ class BaseNetBoxHyperlinkedIdentityField(serializers.HyperlinkedIdentityField):
         view_name = self.get_view_name(app_name, model_name)
         return self.reverse(view_name, kwargs=kwargs, request=request, format=format)
 
+    def get_view_name(self, app_name, model_name):
+        raise NotImplementedError(_('{class_name} must implement get_view_name()').format(
+            class_name=self.__class__.__name__
+        ))
+
 
 class NetBoxAPIHyperlinkedIdentityField(BaseNetBoxHyperlinkedIdentityField):