This is a clean utility tool for the above [answer][1] :

 @GetMapping(value = "/my-url")
 public @ResponseBody
 MappingJacksonValue getMyBean() {
 List<MyBean> myBeans = Service.findAll();
 MappingJacksonValue mappingValue = MappingFilterUtils.applyFilter(myBeans, MappingFilterUtils.JsonFilterMode.EXCLUDE_FIELD_MODE, "MyFilterName", "myBiggerObject.mySmallerObject.mySmallestObject");
 return mappingValue;
 }

 //AND THE UTILITY CLASS
 public class MappingFilterUtils {

 public enum JsonFilterMode {
 INCLUDE_FIELD_MODE, EXCLUDE_FIELD_MODE
 }
 public static MappingJacksonValue applyFilter(Object object, final JsonFilterMode mode, final String filterName, final String... fields) {
 if (fields == null) {
 throw new IllegalArgumentException("You should pass at least one field");
 }
 return applyFilter(object, mode, filterName, new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(fields)));
 }

 public static MappingJacksonValue applyFilter(Object object, final JsonFilterMode mode, final String filterName, final Set<String> fields) {
 if (fields == null) {
 throw new IllegalArgumentException("You should pass at least one field");
 }

 SimpleBeanPropertyFilter filter = null;
 switch (mode) {
 case EXCLUDE_FIELD_MODE:
 filter = SimpleBeanPropertyFilter.serializeAllExcept(fields);
 break;
 case INCLUDE_FIELD_MODE:
 filter = SimpleBeanPropertyFilter.filterOutAllExcept(fields);
 break;
 }

 FilterProvider filters = new SimpleFilterProvider().addFilter(filterName, filter);
 MappingJacksonValue mapping = new MappingJacksonValue(object);
 mapping.setFilters(filters);
 return mapping;
 }
 }

 [1]: https://stackoverflow.com/a/51990626/1970299