bchavez added a comment - 28/Jul/14 9:17 AM - edited Thanks, I also am also (slightly off topic) having problems with this section of code: if (!IsArrayOrCollection(typeof(T))) { value = DocHelper.InsertId(value, key); } I am managing all the document IDs myself in my application. But DocHelper keeps interfering with my ID during deserialization. Is there a way we can possibly set a flag that wont interfere with my JSON ? One example: All my domain objects have a strongly typed Guid as their ID. The KEY to an Account object is "acct:aaaa-bb-cc-dd". POCO in C#: public class Account{ public Guid Id {get;set;} } I format the key to this object inside my App; however, during deserialization DocHelper interferes with the JSON by injecting the KEY: "acct:aaaa-bb-cc-dd" into the ID property in the JSON before deseralization. So when Newtonsoft deserializes the JSON with the injected DocHelper Id:Key:"acct:aaaa-bb-cc-dd" cannot be converted to a Guid because of the prefix "acct:" is an invalid Guid format. I'd prefer the SDK not interfere with any of my ser/deser JSON. Perhaps we can add some flag that can short circuit the DocHelper injection? Thanks, Brian