diff --git a/zun/api/controllers/v1/capsules.py b/zun/api/controllers/v1/capsules.py
index 2004a1140..18750d202 100644
--- a/zun/api/controllers/v1/capsules.py
+++ b/zun/api/controllers/v1/capsules.py
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ class CapsuleCollection(collection.Collection):
     @staticmethod
     def convert_with_links(rpc_capsules, limit, url=None,
                            expand=False, **kwargs):
+        context = pecan.request.context
         collection = CapsuleCollection()
         collection.capsules = \
-            [view.format_capsule(url, p) for p in rpc_capsules]
+            [view.format_capsule(url, p, context) for p in rpc_capsules]
         collection.next = collection.get_next(limit, url=url, **kwargs)
         return collection
 
@@ -260,7 +261,8 @@ class CapsuleController(base.Controller):
                                                  new_capsule.uuid)
 
         pecan.response.status = 202
-        return view.format_capsule(pecan.request.host_url, new_capsule)
+        return view.format_capsule(pecan.request.host_url, new_capsule,
+                                   context)
 
     @pecan.expose('json')
     @exception.wrap_pecan_controller_exception
@@ -269,9 +271,10 @@ class CapsuleController(base.Controller):
 
         :param capsule_ident: UUID or name of a capsule.
         """
+        context = pecan.request.context
         capsule = _get_capsule(capsule_ident)
         check_policy_on_capsule(capsule.as_dict(), "capsule:get")
-        return view.format_capsule(pecan.request.host_url, capsule)
+        return view.format_capsule(pecan.request.host_url, capsule, context)
 
     @pecan.expose('json')
     @exception.wrap_pecan_controller_exception
diff --git a/zun/api/controllers/v1/containers.py b/zun/api/controllers/v1/containers.py
index e59a66c12..3302f3d2f 100644
--- a/zun/api/controllers/v1/containers.py
+++ b/zun/api/controllers/v1/containers.py
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ class ContainerCollection(collection.Collection):
         context = pecan.request.context
         collection = ContainerCollection()
         collection.containers = \
-            [view.format_container(context, url, p) for p in rpc_containers]
+            [view.format_container(context, url, p.as_dict())
+             for p in rpc_containers]
         collection.next = collection.get_next(limit, url=url, **kwargs)
         return collection
 
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ class ContainersController(base.Controller):
                 raise exception.ServerNotUsable
 
         return view.format_container(context, pecan.request.host_url,
-                                     container)
+                                     container.as_dict())
 
     def _generate_name_for_container(self):
         """Generate a random name like: zeta-22-container."""
@@ -396,7 +397,7 @@ class ContainersController(base.Controller):
                                                  new_container.uuid)
         pecan.response.status = 202
         return view.format_container(context, pecan.request.host_url,
-                                     new_container)
+                                     new_container.as_dict())
 
     def _set_default_resource_limit(self, container_dict):
         # NOTE(kiennt): Default disk size will be set later.
@@ -600,7 +601,7 @@ class ContainersController(base.Controller):
         compute_api = pecan.request.compute_api
         container = compute_api.container_update(context, container, patch)
         return view.format_container(context, pecan.request.host_url,
-                                     container)
+                                     container.as_dict())
 
     @base.Controller.api_version("1.1", "1.13")
     @pecan.expose('json')
@@ -621,7 +622,7 @@ class ContainersController(base.Controller):
         context = pecan.request.context
         container.save(context)
         return view.format_container(context, pecan.request.host_url,
-                                     container)
+                                     container.as_dict())
 
     @base.Controller.api_version("1.19")
     @pecan.expose('json')
@@ -646,7 +647,7 @@ class ContainersController(base.Controller):
         compute_api.resize_container(context, container, kwargs)
         pecan.response.status = 202
         return view.format_container(context, pecan.request.host_url,
-                                     container)
+                                     container.as_dict())
 
     @pecan.expose('json')
     @exception.wrap_pecan_controller_exception
diff --git a/zun/api/controllers/v1/views/capsules_view.py b/zun/api/controllers/v1/views/capsules_view.py
index ccf53f90e..e7f78005e 100644
--- a/zun/api/controllers/v1/views/capsules_view.py
+++ b/zun/api/controllers/v1/views/capsules_view.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import itertools
 
 from zun.api.controllers import link
+from zun.api.controllers.v1.views import containers_view
 
 
 _basic_keys = (
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ _basic_keys = (
 )
 
 
-def format_capsule(url, capsule):
+def format_capsule(url, capsule, context):
     def transform(key, value):
         if key not in _basic_keys:
             return
@@ -51,6 +52,13 @@ def format_capsule(url, capsule):
                     'bookmark', url,
                     'capsules', value,
                     bookmark=True)])
+        elif key == 'containers':
+            containers = []
+            for c in value:
+                container = containers_view.format_container(
+                    context, None, c)
+                containers.append(container)
+            yield ('containers', containers)
         else:
             yield (key, value)
 
diff --git a/zun/api/controllers/v1/views/containers_view.py b/zun/api/controllers/v1/views/containers_view.py
index 13a253ee9..a80a258ce 100644
--- a/zun/api/controllers/v1/views/containers_view.py
+++ b/zun/api/controllers/v1/views/containers_view.py
@@ -60,14 +60,15 @@ def format_container(context, url, container):
             return
         if key == 'uuid':
             yield ('uuid', value)
-            yield ('links', [link.make_link(
-                'self', url, 'containers', value),
-                link.make_link(
-                    'bookmark', url,
-                    'containers', value,
-                    bookmark=True)])
+            if url:
+                yield ('links', [link.make_link(
+                    'self', url, 'containers', value),
+                    link.make_link(
+                        'bookmark', url,
+                        'containers', value,
+                        bookmark=True)])
         else:
             yield (key, value)
 
     return dict(itertools.chain.from_iterable(
-        transform(k, v) for k, v in container.as_dict().items()))
+        transform(k, v) for k, v in container.items()))