# UntypedSerializerProtocol

> **Class** in `langgraph.checkpoint`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langgraph.checkpoint/serde/base/UntypedSerializerProtocol)

Protocol for serialization and deserialization of objects.

## Signature

```python
UntypedSerializerProtocol()
```

## Extends

- `Protocol`

## Methods

- [`dumps()`](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langgraph.checkpoint/serde/base/UntypedSerializerProtocol/dumps)
- [`loads()`](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langgraph.checkpoint/serde/base/UntypedSerializerProtocol/loads)

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