diff --git a/equipment_tracker/transactions/serializers.py b/equipment_tracker/transactions/serializers.py
index b472689..f0d0a6c 100644
--- a/equipment_tracker/transactions/serializers.py
+++ b/equipment_tracker/transactions/serializers.py
@@ -7,12 +7,29 @@ from accounts.models import CustomUser
 from config.settings import DEBUG
 
 
+class CustomUserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    name = serializers.CharField(source='__str__')
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = CustomUser
+        fields = ['id', 'name']
+
+
+class EquipmentInstanceSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    name = serializers.CharField(source='equipment.name')
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = EquipmentInstance
+        fields = ['id', 'name']
+
+
 class TransactionSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
     borrower = serializers.SlugRelatedField(
-        many=False, slug_field='id', queryset=CustomUser.objects.all(), required=False, allow_null=True)
-
+        many=False, slug_field='id', queryset=CustomUser.objects.all(), required=True, allow_null=False)
+    teacher = serializers.SlugRelatedField(
+        many=False, slug_field='id', queryset=CustomUser.objects.all(), required=True, allow_null=False)
     equipments = serializers.SlugRelatedField(
-        many=True, slug_field='id', queryset=EquipmentInstance.objects.filter(status="Working"), required=False)
+        many=True, slug_field='id', queryset=EquipmentInstance.objects.all(), required=True)
 
     transaction_status = serializers.ChoiceField(
         choices=Transaction.TRANSACTION_STATUS_CHOICES)
@@ -23,6 +40,14 @@ class TransactionSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
                   'equipments', 'transaction_status', 'timestamp']
         read_only_fields = ['id', 'timestamp']
 
+    def to_representation(self, instance):
+        rep = super().to_representation(instance)
+        rep['borrower'] = CustomUserSerializer(instance.borrower).data
+        rep['teacher'] = CustomUserSerializer(instance.teacher).data
+        rep['equipments'] = EquipmentInstanceSerializer(
+            instance.equipments, many=True).data
+        return rep
+
     # Do not allow deletion of transactions
     def delete(self):
         raise exceptions.ValidationError(
diff --git a/equipment_tracker/transactions/views.py b/equipment_tracker/transactions/views.py
index a0d4066..85de10e 100644
--- a/equipment_tracker/transactions/views.py
+++ b/equipment_tracker/transactions/views.py
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ class TransactionViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     # Only allow GET, POST/CREATE
     # Transactions cannot be deleted
     http_method_names = ['get', 'post']
-    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
+    # permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
     serializer_class = TransactionSerializer
     queryset = Transaction.objects.all()