Can I instruct Json.NET to deserialize, but not serialize, specific properties? [duplicate]

Answer 1

You should be able to just use the ShouldSerialize* methods as shown in the question. These only impact serialization, not deserialization.

Answer 2

The correct attribute is JsonIgnore.

[JsonIgnore]
public int Id {get;set;}

Source doc available here:

http://james.newtonking.com/archive/2009/10/23/efficient-json-with-json-net-reducing-serialized-json-size