# Dynamically extend serializer field list in Django REST fw

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**Category:** Forms & APIs\
**Created:** [August 9, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/dynamically-extend-serializer-field-list-in-django-rest-fw/9156 "2021-08-09T13:08:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/dynamically-extend-serializer-field-list-in-django-rest-fw/9156/3 "2021-08-10T13:38:51Z")

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> [@KenWhitesell](#):
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> 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 report back.

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