# Django 1.8.18.dev20170123152445 documentation

# GeoJSON Serializer

GeoDjango provides a specific serializer for the GeoJSON format. The GDAL library is required for this serializer. See Serializing Django objects for more information on serialization.

The `geojson` serializer is not meant for round-tripping data, as it has no deserializer equivalent. For example, you cannot use `loaddata` to reload the output produced by this serializer. If you plan to reload the outputted data, use the plain json serializer instead.

In addition to the options of the `json` serializer, the `geojson` serializer accepts the following additional option when it is called by `serializers.serialize()`:

- `geometry_field`: A string containing the name of a geometry field to use for the `geometry` key of the GeoJSON feature. This is only needed when you have a model with more than one geometry field and you don’t want to use the first defined geometry field (by default, the first geometry field is picked).
- `srid`: The SRID to use for the `geometry` content. Defaults to 4326 (WGS 84).

The fields option can be used to limit fields that will be present in the `properties` key, as it works with all other serializers.

Example:

    from django.core.serializers import serialize
    from my_app.models import City

    serialize('geojson', City.objects.all(),
              geometry_field='point',
              fields=('name',))

Would output:

    {
      'type': 'FeatureCollection',
      'crs': {
        'type': 'name',
        'properties': {'name': 'EPSG:4326'}
      },
      'features': [
        {
          'type': 'Feature',
          'geometry': {
            'type': 'Point',
            'coordinates': [-87.650175, 41.850385]
          },
          'properties': {
            'name': 'Chicago'
          }
        }
      ]
    }