Rename serialized field from model ==================================== We are given following model: .. code-block:: python from rest_framework import serializers class System(BaseModel): """Define systems reflected on the status page.""" system_id = models.BigAutoField(primary_key=True, verbose_name="id") name = models.CharField(max_length=255) description = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True) class SystemSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer): """Serializer for the System model.""" class Meta: """Meta options for the serializer.""" model = models.System fields = "__all__" We want that in the serialized output field ``system_id`` is renamed to ``id``. To achieve this, use the ``source`` parameter of the ``Field`` class: .. code-block:: python from rest_framework import serializers class SystemSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer): """Serializer for the System model.""" id = serializers.IntegerField(source="system_id") class Meta: """Meta options for the serializer.""" model = models.System fields = ("id", "name", "description")