Django REST Framework

def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
    many = isinstance(request.data, list)
    serializer = self.get_serializer(data=request.data, many=many)
    serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
    self.perform_create(serializer)
    headers = self.get_success_headers(serializer.data)
    return Response(serializer.data, headers=headers)

def perform_create(self, serializer):
    if type(serializer.validated_data) == list:
         for item in serializer.validated_data:
              item.update({'user_profile': self.request.user})
    else:
        serializer.validated_data.update({'user_profile': self.request.user})
    serializer.save()