diff --git a/docs/howto/outside_controller_use.md b/docs/howto/outside_controller_use.md
index 3eb60f30..61d0620e 100644
--- a/docs/howto/outside_controller_use.md
+++ b/docs/howto/outside_controller_use.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ serializable_resource = ActiveModelSerializers::SerializableResource.new(post, o
 # Convert your resource into json
 model_json = serializable_resource.as_json
 ```
+The object that is passed to `ActiveModelSerializers::SerializableResource.new` can be a single resource or a collection.
 
 ### Looking up the Serializer for a Resource