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diff --git a/docs/api-guide/fields.md b/docs/api-guide/fields.md index 5bc8f7f7..e43282ce 100644 --- a/docs/api-guide/fields.md +++ b/docs/api-guide/fields.md @@ -193,6 +193,16 @@ A date and time representation. Corresponds to `django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField` +When using `ModelSerializer` or `HyperlinkedModelSerializer`, note that any model fields with `auto_now=True` or `auto_now_add=True` will use serializer fields that are `read_only=True` by default. + +If you want to override this behavior, you'll need to declare the `DateTimeField` explicitly on the serializer. For example: + + class CommentSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer): + created = serializers.DateTimeField() + + class Meta: + model = Comment + ## IntegerField An integer representation. |