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[Back to Guides](../README.md)
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## Using ActiveModelSerializers Outside Of A Controller
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### Serializing a resource
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In ActiveModelSerializers versions 0.10 or later, serializing resources outside of the controller context is fairly simple:
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```ruby
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# Create our resource
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post = Post.create(title: "Sample post", body: "I love Active Model Serializers!")
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# Optional options parameters
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options = {}
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# Create a serializable resource instance
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serializable_resource = ActiveModelSerializers::SerializableResource.new(post, options)
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# Convert your resource into json
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model_json = serializable_resource.as_json
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```
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### Looking up the Serializer for a Resource
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If you want to retrieve a serializer for a specific resource, you can do the following:
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```ruby
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# Create our resource
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post = Post.create(title: "Another Example", body: "So much fun.")
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# Optional options parameters
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options = {}
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# Retrieve the default serializer for posts
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serializer = ActiveModel::Serializer.serializer_for(post, options)
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```
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You could also retrieve the serializer via:
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```ruby
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ActiveModelSerializers::SerializableResource.new(post, options).serializer
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```
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Both approaches will return an instance, if any, of the resource's serializer.
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## Serializing before controller render
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At times, you might want to use a serializer without rendering it to the view. For those cases, you can create an instance of `ActiveModelSerializers::SerializableResource` with
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the resource you want to be serialized and call `.as_json`.
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```ruby
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def create
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message = current_user.messages.create!(message_params)
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message_json = ActiveModelSerializers::SerializableResource.new(message).as_json
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MessageCreationWorker.perform(message_json)
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head 204
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end
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```
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