How to return single object in django GET api (rest framework)

Question

I have a Table "Configuration".

class Configuration(models.Model):
    inventory_check = models.BooleanField(default=False)
    refund = models.BooleanField(default=False)
    record_seat_number = models.BooleanField(default=False)
    base_url = models.URLField()

This table will have a single entry. Below is the serializer :

class ConfigurationSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Configuration
        fields = '__all__'

I am using rest framework for the API. Below is the Views.py

@api_view(['GET'])
def get_configuration(request):
     m = Configuration.objects.all()
     serializer = ConfigurationSerializer(m, many=True)
     return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)

This works perfectly. But the problem is this would return object inside array.

[
{
    "id": 1,
    "inventory_check": false,
    "refund": true,
    "record_seat_number": false,
    "base_url": "http://localhost:8000/"
}
]

All I want is to send only the object without array. How to achieve this?

When you do Configuration.objects.all() you get a QuerySet. It converts into array in JSON. If you explicitly need only a single object, you should rethink your design. For example Configuration.objects.get(pk=1) will return a single object, if available. — cezar
– cezar, Commented May 10, 2017 at 9:42

aliva · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-10 13:46:48Z

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 m = Configuration.objects.get(id=1) # you need to get single object here
 serializer = ConfigurationSerializer(m) # remove many = True

answered May 10, 2017 at 13:46

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Linovia · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-10 09:38:14Z

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Simply remove the many=True from the serializer instantiation:

 serializer = ConfigurationSerializer(m)

answered May 10, 2017 at 9:38

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