Fractal Transformer Serializer
You can set the serializer to be used by Datatables using setSerializer api. Serializer should be used with setTransformer api.
use Datatables; Route::get('user-data', function() { $model = App\User::query(); return Datatables::eloquent($model) ->setTransformer(new App\Transformers\UserTransformer) ->setSerializer(new App\Serializers\CustomSerializer) ->make(true);});