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diff --git a/docs/api-guide/serializers.md b/docs/api-guide/serializers.md index 5fe6b4c2..137cc9d5 100644 --- a/docs/api-guide/serializers.md +++ b/docs/api-guide/serializers.md @@ -240,6 +240,12 @@ Serializer classes can also include reusable validators that are applied to the For more information see the [validators documentation](validators.md). +## Accessing the initial data and instance + +When passing an initial object or queryset to a serializer instance, the object will be made available as `.instance`. If no initial object is passed then the `.instance` attribute will be `None`. + +When passing data to a serializer instance, the unmodified data will be made available as `.initial_data`. If the data keyword argument is not passed then the `.initial_data` attribute will not exist. + ## Partial updates By default, serializers must be passed values for all required fields or they will raise validation errors. You can use the `partial` argument in order to allow partial updates. |