diff --git a/src/Api.php b/src/Api.php
index e917eb5..f961e2f 100644
--- a/src/Api.php
+++ b/src/Api.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Api
     /** @var string Request path */
     public $path;
 
+
     /**
      * Reads everything off globals.
      *
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ protected function call($callable, $vars = [])
      */
     protected function exportModel(\atk4\data\Model $m)
     {
-        return $m->export($this->getAllowedFields($m, 'read'));
+        return $m->export($this->getAllowedFields($m, 'read'), null, false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -405,12 +406,26 @@ public function rest($pattern, $model = null, $methods = null)
                     $model = $this->call($model, $args);
                 }
 
-                // limit fields
-                $model->onlyFields($this->getAllowedFields($model, 'read'));
+                $this->loadModelByValue($model, $id);
+
+                //calculate only once
+                $allowed_fields = $this->getAllowedFields($model, 'read');
+                $data = [];
+                // get all field-elements
+                foreach ($model->elements as $field => $f) {
+                    //only use allowed fields
+                    if(!in_array($field, $allowed_fields)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    if ($f instanceof \atk4\data\Field) {
+                        $data[$field] = $f->toString();
+                    }
+                }
 
-                // load model and get field values
-                return $this->loadModelByValue($model, $id)->get();
+                return $data;
             };
+
             $this->get($pattern.'/:id', $f);
         }