diff --git a/demo/collections/Page/index.js b/demo/collections/Page/index.js
index 1a5b7d7650..768843fa89 100644
--- a/demo/collections/Page/index.js
+++ b/demo/collections/Page/index.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 return (siblings.cardNumber && siblings.cardNumber.value);
               },
               hooks: {
-                afterRead: value => `hooked value - ${value}`,
+                afterRead: operation => operation.value,
               },
             },
           ],
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ module.exports = {
           width: 50,
           required: true,
           hooks: {
-            afterRead: value => `hooked value - ${value}`,
+            afterRead: operation => operation.value,
           },
         },
         {
diff --git a/demo/collections/Post/index.js b/demo/collections/Post/index.js
index c5d304ddd0..871eb22f1f 100644
--- a/demo/collections/Post/index.js
+++ b/demo/collections/Post/index.js
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ module.exports = {
       return operation;
     },
     afterCreate: (operation, value) => value,
-    afterRead: (operation, value) => value,
+    afterRead: (operation) => {
+      const { json } = operation;
+      json.title += ' and this';
+      json.extra = 'afterRead Hook data';
+    },
     afterUpdate: (operation, value) => value,
     afterDelete: (operation, value) => {
       console.log(`Deleted ${operation.query._id}`);
@@ -49,9 +53,9 @@ module.exports = {
       unique: true,
       localized: true,
       hooks: {
-        beforeCreate: value => value,
-        beforeUpdate: value => value,
-        afterRead: value => value,
+        beforeCreate: operation => operation.value,
+        beforeUpdate: operation => operation.value,
+        afterRead: operation => operation.value,
       },
     },
     {
diff --git a/demo/globals/Footer.js b/demo/globals/Footer.js
index a47a594fe9..4c26b9bb8a 100644
--- a/demo/globals/Footer.js
+++ b/demo/globals/Footer.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module.exports = {
   slug: 'footer',
   label: 'Footer',
   policies: {
-    upsert: ({ req: { user } }) => checkRole(['admin', 'user'], user),
+    update: ({ req: { user } }) => checkRole(['admin', 'user'], user),
     read: () => true,
   },
   fields: [
diff --git a/demo/globals/Header.js b/demo/globals/Header.js
index 0e36297f82..45ebbb1f41 100644
--- a/demo/globals/Header.js
+++ b/demo/globals/Header.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module.exports = {
   slug: 'header',
   label: 'Header',
   policies: {
-    upsert: ({ req: { user } }) => checkRole(['admin', 'user'], user),
+    update: ({ req: { user } }) => checkRole(['admin', 'user'], user),
     read: () => true,
   },
   fields: [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99c7b1df1c..1882836926 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "cov": "npm run core:build && node ./node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js src/tests --coverage",
     "dev": "nodemon demo/server.js",
     "lint": "eslint **/*.js",
+    "debug": "nodemon --inspect demo/server.js",
     "debug:test:int": "node --inspect-brk node_modules/.bin/jest --runInBand"
   },
   "bin": {
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/create.js b/src/collections/operations/create.js
index 98e0bbc08e..b5a01a5836 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/create.js
+++ b/src/collections/operations/create.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const create = async (args) => {
     // 3. Execute before create field-level hooks
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-    options.data = await executeFieldHooks(args.config.fields, args.data, 'beforeCreate');
+    options.data = await executeFieldHooks(options, args.config.fields, args.data, 'beforeCreate', args.data);
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // 4. Execute before collection hook
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/delete.js b/src/collections/operations/delete.js
index 90a588c1a5..73076561f1 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/delete.js
+++ b/src/collections/operations/delete.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const deleteQuery = async (args) => {
     const { afterDelete } = args.config.hooks;
 
     if (typeof afterDelete === 'function') {
-      result = await afterDelete(options, result);
+      result = await afterDelete(options, result) || result;
     }
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/find.js b/src/collections/operations/find.js
index 1b24ca9588..e61da38e19 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/find.js
+++ b/src/collections/operations/find.js
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ const find = async (args) => {
         if (locale && doc.setLocale) {
           doc.setLocale(locale, fallbackLocale);
         }
-        const hookedDoc = await executeFieldHooks(args.config.fields, doc, 'afterRead');
-        return hookedDoc;
+        return executeFieldHooks(options, args.config.fields, doc, 'afterRead', doc);
       })),
     };
 
@@ -87,21 +86,30 @@ const find = async (args) => {
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
     const { afterRead } = args.config.hooks;
+    let afterReadResult = null;
 
     if (typeof afterRead === 'function') {
-      result = await afterRead(options, result);
+      afterReadResult = {
+        ...result,
+        docs: await Promise.all(result.docs.map(async (doc) => {
+          const json = doc.toJSON({ virtuals: true });
+          return afterRead({
+            options,
+            doc,
+            json,
+          }) || json;
+        })),
+      };
     }
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // 6. Return results
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-    result = {
+    return afterReadResult || {
       ...result,
-      docs: await Promise.all(result.docs.map(async doc => doc.toJSON({ virtuals: true }))),
+      docs: result.docs.map(doc => doc.toJSON({ virtuals: true })),
     };
-
-    return result;
   } catch (err) {
     throw err;
   }
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/findByID.js b/src/collections/operations/findByID.js
index f0698c5425..86cc1cec1a 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/findByID.js
+++ b/src/collections/operations/findByID.js
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ const findByID = async (args) => {
       }
     }
 
-
     let result = await Model.findOne(query, {}, queryOptionsToExecute);
 
     if (!result) throw new NotFound();
@@ -67,13 +66,13 @@ const findByID = async (args) => {
       result.setLocale(locale, fallbackLocale);
     }
 
-    result = result.toJSON({ virtuals: true });
+    let json = result.toJSON({ virtuals: true });
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // 4. Execute after collection field-level hooks
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-    result = await executeFieldHooks(args.config.fields, result, 'afterRead');
+    result = await executeFieldHooks(options, options.config.fields, result, 'afterRead', result);
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // 5. Execute after collection hook
@@ -82,14 +81,18 @@ const findByID = async (args) => {
     const { afterRead } = args.config.hooks;
 
     if (typeof afterRead === 'function') {
-      result = await afterRead(options, result);
+      json = await afterRead({
+        ...options,
+        result,
+        json,
+      }) || json;
     }
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // 6. Return results
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-    return result;
+    return json;
   } catch (err) {
     throw err;
   }
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/update.js b/src/collections/operations/update.js
index 4c534e612d..bd3b8b4e5e 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/update.js
+++ b/src/collections/operations/update.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const update = async (args) => {
     // 3. Execute before update field-level hooks
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-    options.data = await executeFieldHooks(args.config.fields, args.data, 'beforeUpdate');
+    options.data = await executeFieldHooks(options, args.config.fields, args.data, 'beforeUpdate', args.data);
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // 4. Execute before collection hook
diff --git a/src/fields/executeHooks.js b/src/fields/executeHooks.js
index 1d9a8c2136..d21bbe931e 100644
--- a/src/fields/executeHooks.js
+++ b/src/fields/executeHooks.js
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-const executeFieldHooks = async (fields, data, hookName) => {
+const executeFieldHooks = async (operation, fields, value, hookName, data = null) => {
+  const fullData = value || data;
   if (Array.isArray(data)) {
-    const postHookData = await Promise.all(data.map(async (row) => {
-      const rowData = await executeFieldHooks(fields, row, hookName);
-      return rowData;
+    return Promise.all(data.map(async (row) => {
+      return executeFieldHooks(operation, fields, fullData, row, hookName);
     }));
-
-    return postHookData;
   }
 
-  const postHookData = Object.create(data);
   const hookPromises = [];
 
   fields.forEach((field) => {
-    if (typeof field.hooks[hookName] === 'function' && data[field.name]) {
+    if (typeof field.hooks[hookName] === 'function' && fullData[field.name]) {
       const hookPromise = async () => {
-        postHookData[field.name] = await field.hooks[hookName](data[field.name]);
+        fullData[field.name] = await field.hooks[hookName]({
+          ...operation,
+          data: fullData,
+          value: data[field.name],
+        });
       };
 
       hookPromises.push(hookPromise());
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ const executeFieldHooks = async (fields, data, hookName) => {
 
     if (field.fields && data[field.name]) {
       const hookPromise = async () => {
-        postHookData[field.name] = await executeFieldHooks(field.fields, data[field.name], hookName);
+        fullData[field.name] = await executeFieldHooks(operation, field.fields, fullData[field.name], hookName, data[field.name]);
       };
 
       hookPromises.push(hookPromise());
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ const executeFieldHooks = async (fields, data, hookName) => {
 
   await Promise.all(hookPromises);
 
-  return postHookData;
+  return fullData;
 };
 
 module.exports = executeFieldHooks;
diff --git a/src/fields/schemaMap.js b/src/fields/schemaMap.js
index f383b10e62..3480dfb918 100644
--- a/src/fields/schemaMap.js
+++ b/src/fields/schemaMap.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const { Schema } = require('mongoose');
 const formatBaseSchema = (field) => {
   return {
     hidden: field.hidden || false,
+    hide: field.hidden === 'api' || field.hidden === true,
     localized: field.localized || false,
     unique: field.unique || false,
     required: (field.required && !field.localized) || false,
diff --git a/src/globals/graphql/register.js b/src/globals/graphql/register.js
index f3ecfae011..64617c98cd 100644
--- a/src/globals/graphql/register.js
+++ b/src/globals/graphql/register.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const { GraphQLNonNull } = require('graphql');
 const formatName = require('../../graphql/utilities/formatName');
 
 const {
-  findOne, upsert,
+  findOne, update,
 } = require('./resolvers');
 
 function registerGlobals() {
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ function registerGlobals() {
       resolve: findOne(this.globals.Model, global),
     };
 
-    this.Mutation.fields[`upsert${formattedLabel}`] = {
+    this.Mutation.fields[`update${formattedLabel}`] = {
       type: global.graphQL.type,
       args: {
         data: { type: global.graphQL.mutationInputType },
       },
-      resolve: upsert(this.globals.Model, global),
+      resolve: update(this.globals.Model, global),
     };
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/globals/graphql/resolvers/index.js b/src/globals/graphql/resolvers/index.js
index 66cd182d20..511bbcb223 100644
--- a/src/globals/graphql/resolvers/index.js
+++ b/src/globals/graphql/resolvers/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const findOne = require('./findOne');
-const upsert = require('./upsert');
+const update = require('./update');
 
 module.exports = {
   findOne,
-  upsert,
+  update,
 };
diff --git a/src/globals/graphql/resolvers/upsert.js b/src/globals/graphql/resolvers/update.js
similarity index 64%
rename from src/globals/graphql/resolvers/upsert.js
rename to src/globals/graphql/resolvers/update.js
index 5195c7d41e..31f2512238 100644
--- a/src/globals/graphql/resolvers/upsert.js
+++ b/src/globals/graphql/resolvers/update.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
-const { upsert } = require('../../operations');
+const { update } = require('../../operations');
 
-const upsertResolver = (Model, config) => async (_, args, context) => {
+const updateResolver = (Model, config) => async (_, args, context) => {
   if (args.locale) context.locale = args.locale;
   if (args.fallbackLocale) context.fallbackLocale = args.fallbackLocale;
 
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ const upsertResolver = (Model, config) => async (_, args, context) => {
     req: context,
   };
 
-  const result = await upsert(options);
+  const result = await update(options);
 
   return result;
 };
 
-module.exports = upsertResolver;
+module.exports = updateResolver;
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/findOne.js b/src/globals/operations/findOne.js
index 3ba78da2bf..06ec225814 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/findOne.js
+++ b/src/globals/operations/findOne.js
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ const findOne = async (args) => {
       result.setLocale(locale, fallbackLocale);
     }
 
-    result = result.toJSON({ virtuals: true });
+    let json = result.toJSON({ virtuals: true });
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // 4. Execute after collection field-level hooks
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-    result = await executeFieldHooks(args.config.fields, result, 'afterRead');
+    result = await executeFieldHooks(options, args.config.fields, result, 'afterRead', result);
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // 5. Execute after collection hook
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ const findOne = async (args) => {
     const { afterRead } = args.config.hooks;
 
     if (typeof afterRead === 'function') {
-      result = await afterRead(options, result);
+      json = await afterRead(options, result, json) || json;
     }
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // 6. Return results
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-    return result;
+    return json;
   } catch (error) {
     throw error;
   }
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/index.js b/src/globals/operations/index.js
index 72f1041cc2..3a7c971df0 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/index.js
+++ b/src/globals/operations/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-const upsert = require('./upsert');
+const update = require('./update');
 const findOne = require('./findOne');
 
 module.exports = {
   findOne,
-  upsert,
+  update,
 };
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/upsert.js b/src/globals/operations/update.js
similarity index 74%
rename from src/globals/operations/upsert.js
rename to src/globals/operations/update.js
index 597a3ba1e7..0eeb8ad198 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/upsert.js
+++ b/src/globals/operations/update.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 const executePolicy = require('../../users/executePolicy');
 const executeFieldHooks = require('../../fields/executeHooks');
 
-const upsert = async (args) => {
+const update = async (args) => {
   try {
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // 1. Retrieve and execute policy
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-    await executePolicy(args, args.config.policies.upsert);
+    await executePolicy(args, args.config.policies.update);
 
     let options = { ...args };
 
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ const upsert = async (args) => {
     // 2. Execute before update field-level hooks
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-    options.data = await executeFieldHooks(args.config.fields, args.data, 'beforeUpdate');
+    options.data = await executeFieldHooks(options, args.config.fields, args.data, 'beforeUpdate', args.data);
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // 2. Execute before global hook
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-    const { beforeUpsert } = args.config.hooks;
+    const { beforeUpdate } = args.config.hooks;
 
-    if (typeof beforeUpsert === 'function') {
-      options = await beforeUpsert(options);
+    if (typeof beforeUpdate === 'function') {
+      options = await beforeUpdate(options);
     }
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ const upsert = async (args) => {
     // 4. Execute after global hook
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-    const { afterUpsert } = args.config.hooks;
+    const { afterUpdate } = args.config.hooks;
 
-    if (typeof afterUpsert === 'function') {
-      result = await afterUpsert(options, result);
+    if (typeof afterUpdate === 'function') {
+      result = await afterUpdate(options, result);
     }
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@ const upsert = async (args) => {
   }
 };
 
-module.exports = upsert;
+module.exports = update;
diff --git a/src/globals/requestHandlers/index.js b/src/globals/requestHandlers/index.js
index 66cd182d20..511bbcb223 100644
--- a/src/globals/requestHandlers/index.js
+++ b/src/globals/requestHandlers/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const findOne = require('./findOne');
-const upsert = require('./upsert');
+const update = require('./update');
 
 module.exports = {
   findOne,
-  upsert,
+  update,
 };
diff --git a/src/globals/requestHandlers/upsert.js b/src/globals/requestHandlers/update.js
similarity index 73%
rename from src/globals/requestHandlers/upsert.js
rename to src/globals/requestHandlers/update.js
index c2cf12f1fc..675a7b67e1 100644
--- a/src/globals/requestHandlers/upsert.js
+++ b/src/globals/requestHandlers/update.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 const httpStatus = require('http-status');
 const formatErrorResponse = require('../../express/responses/formatError');
-const { upsert } = require('../operations');
+const { update } = require('../operations');
 
-const upsertHandler = (Model, config) => async (req, res) => {
+const updateHandler = (Model, config) => async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const { slug } = config;
 
-    const result = await upsert({
+    const result = await update({
       req,
       Model,
       config,
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ const upsertHandler = (Model, config) => async (req, res) => {
   }
 };
 
-module.exports = upsertHandler;
+module.exports = updateHandler;
diff --git a/src/globals/routes.js b/src/globals/routes.js
index 3575cefbf3..c242f8c807 100644
--- a/src/globals/routes.js
+++ b/src/globals/routes.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const requestHandlers = require('./requestHandlers');
 
-const { upsert, findOne } = requestHandlers;
+const { update, findOne } = requestHandlers;
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ const registerGlobals = (globalConfigs, Globals) => {
     router
       .route(`/globals/${global.slug}`)
       .get(findOne(Globals, global))
-      .post(upsert(Globals, global))
-      .put(upsert(Globals, global));
+      .post(update(Globals, global))
+      .put(update(Globals, global));
   });
 
   return router;
diff --git a/src/localization/plugin.js b/src/localization/plugin.js
index 0c97c0fad6..e0ca4e87f6 100644
--- a/src/localization/plugin.js
+++ b/src/localization/plugin.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module.exports = function localizationPlugin(schema, options) {
       .set(function (value) {
         // multiple locales are set as an object
         if (value && typeof value === 'object' && !Array.isArray(value)) {
-          const { locales } = this.schema.options.localization;
+          const { locales } = options;
           locales.forEach((locale) => {
             if (!value[locale]) {
               return;
diff --git a/src/users/operations/register.js b/src/users/operations/register.js
index 9131c996de..394e6cbdc9 100644
--- a/src/users/operations/register.js
+++ b/src/users/operations/register.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const register = async (args) => {
     // 3. Execute before register field-level hooks
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-    options.data = await executeFieldHooks(args.config.fields, args.data, 'beforeCreate');
+    options.data = await executeFieldHooks(options, args.config.fields, args.data, 'beforeCreate');
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // 4. Execute before register hook
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ const register = async (args) => {
     Object.assign(user, modelData);
 
     let result = await Model.register(user, data.password);
-    result = result.toJSON({ virtuals: true });
 
     await passport.authenticate('local');
 
@@ -79,8 +78,7 @@ const register = async (args) => {
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // 7. Return user
     // /////////////////////////////////////
-
-    return result;
+    return result.toJSON({ virtuals: true });
   } catch (error) {
     throw error;
   }