I’d like to have a model serializer in which some fields are only displayed if the request.user in the serializer context is a staff member. I know I could override the __init__ method and do something like: def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): super().__init__(*args, **kwargs) …

I think the issue you think you’re running into is that you don’t believe you have access to self.context["request"].user.is_staff before you call super(), preventing you from modifying self.fields before it. However (if I’m reading this right), you can reference the user object through kwargs['con…

[image] KenWhitesell: I think the issue you think you’re running into is that you don’t believe you have access to self.context["request"].user.is_staff before you call super() , preventing you from modifying self.fields before it. You understood me right! I’ll give what you said a try and r…

how about this way, overiding the get_fieldswithin the serializer def get_fields(self): fields = super().get_fields() if not self.context["request"].user.is_staff: custom_fields = ['int_field_1', 'int_field_2'] fields.update(((x, IntegerField(read_only=True)) for x …

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samul-1 August 10, 2021, 1:38pm 3

You understood me right!

I’ll give what you said a try and report back.

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