diff --git a/mlem/core/metadata.py b/mlem/core/metadata.py
index c3490bef..78d1a9a6 100644
--- a/mlem/core/metadata.py
+++ b/mlem/core/metadata.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 def get_object_metadata(
     obj: Any,
     sample_data=None,
-    params: Dict[str, str] = None,
+    params: Dict[str, Any] = None,
     preprocess: Union[Any, Dict[str, Any]] = None,
     postprocess: Union[Any, Dict[str, Any]] = None,
 ) -> Union[MlemData, MlemModel]:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def save(
     project: Optional[str] = None,
     sample_data=None,
     fs: Optional[AbstractFileSystem] = None,
-    params: Dict[str, str] = None,
+    params: Dict[str, Any] = None,
     preprocess: Union[Any, Dict[str, Any]] = None,
     postprocess: Union[Any, Dict[str, Any]] = None,
 ) -> MlemObject:
diff --git a/mlem/core/objects.py b/mlem/core/objects.py
index bffbec37..e39a0d7a 100644
--- a/mlem/core/objects.py
+++ b/mlem/core/objects.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import dataclasses
 import hashlib
 import itertools
+import json
 import os
 import posixpath
 import time
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
     MlemError,
     MlemObjectNotFound,
     MlemObjectNotSavedError,
+    SerializationError,
     WrongABCType,
     WrongMetaSubType,
     WrongMetaType,
@@ -91,9 +93,19 @@ class Config:
     object_type: ClassVar[str]
     location: Optional[Location] = None
     """MlemObject location [transient]"""
-    params: Dict[str, str] = {}
+    params: Dict[str, Any] = {}
     """Arbitrary map of additional parameters"""
 
+    @validator("params")
+    def params_are_serializable(  # pylint: disable=no-self-argument
+        cls, value  # noqa: B902
+    ):
+        try:
+            json.dumps(value)
+        except TypeError as e:
+            raise SerializationError(f"Can't serialize object: {value}") from e
+        return value
+
     @property
     def loc(self) -> Location:
         if self.location is None:
@@ -751,7 +763,7 @@ def from_obj(
         model: Any,
         sample_data: Any = None,
         methods_sample_data: Dict[str, Any] = None,
-        params: Dict[str, str] = None,
+        params: Dict[str, Any] = None,
         preprocess: Union[Any, Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         postprocess: Union[Any, Dict[str, Any]] = None,
     ) -> "MlemModel":
@@ -931,7 +943,7 @@ def data(self):
     def from_data(
         cls,
         data: Any,
-        params: Dict[str, str] = None,
+        params: Dict[str, Any] = None,
     ) -> "MlemData":
         data_type = DataType.create(
             data,
diff --git a/mlem/runtime/interface.py b/mlem/runtime/interface.py
index 8db9c797..1c47bcae 100644
--- a/mlem/runtime/interface.py
+++ b/mlem/runtime/interface.py
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class VersionedInterfaceDescriptor(BaseModel):
     methods: InterfaceDescriptor
     version: str = mlem.version.__version__
     """mlem version"""
+    meta: Any
 
 
 class Interface(ABC, MlemABC):
@@ -201,9 +202,14 @@ def get_descriptor(self) -> InterfaceDescriptor:
             }
         )
 
+    def get_model_meta(self):
+        return None
+
     def get_versioned_descriptor(self) -> VersionedInterfaceDescriptor:
         return VersionedInterfaceDescriptor(
-            version=mlem.__version__, methods=self.get_descriptor()
+            version=mlem.__version__,
+            methods=self.get_descriptor(),
+            meta=self.get_model_meta(),
         )
 
 
@@ -267,7 +273,7 @@ def _check_no_signature(data):
 
 
 class ModelInterface(Interface):
-    """Interface that descibes model methods"""
+    """Interface that describes model methods"""
 
     type: ClassVar[str] = "model"
     model: MlemModel
@@ -352,3 +358,6 @@ def get_method_args(
             a.name: a.type_
             for a in self.model.model_type.methods[method_name].args
         }
+
+    def get_model_meta(self):
+        return self.model.params
diff --git a/mlem/runtime/server.py b/mlem/runtime/server.py
index fcaca84a..97f1265e 100644
--- a/mlem/runtime/server.py
+++ b/mlem/runtime/server.py
@@ -335,3 +335,6 @@ def get_method_signature(self, method_name: str) -> InterfaceMethod:
             ],
             returns=self._get_response(method_name, signature.returns),
         )
+
+    def get_model_meta(self):
+        return getattr(getattr(self.interface, "model", None), "params", None)
diff --git a/tests/contrib/test_fastapi.py b/tests/contrib/test_fastapi.py
index 202411c5..ed8978db 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/test_fastapi.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/test_fastapi.py
@@ -145,6 +145,20 @@ def test_endpoint(f_client, f_interface: Interface, create_mlem_client, train):
     assert response.json() == [0] * 50 + [1] * 50 + [2] * 50
 
 
+def test_params_exposed_to_interface():
+    model = MlemModel.from_obj(
+        lambda x: x, sample_data="sample", params={"a": "b"}
+    )
+    interface = ModelInterface.from_model(model)
+
+    app = FastAPIServer().app_init(interface)
+    client = TestClient(app)
+
+    docs = client.get("/interface.json")
+    assert docs.status_code == 200, docs.json()
+    assert docs.json()["meta"] == {"a": "b"}
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "data",
     [
diff --git a/tests/core/test_metadata.py b/tests/core/test_metadata.py
index d2afc8c1..37bf0dfc 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_metadata.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import shutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
+from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from urllib.parse import quote_plus
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from mlem.api import init
 from mlem.contrib.heroku.meta import HerokuEnv
-from mlem.core.errors import InvalidArgumentError
+from mlem.core.errors import InvalidArgumentError, SerializationError
 from mlem.core.meta_io import MLEM_EXT
 from mlem.core.metadata import (
     list_objects,
@@ -42,9 +43,16 @@
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("obj", [lazy_fixture("model"), lazy_fixture("train")])
 def test_save_with_meta_fields(obj, tmpdir):
     path = str(tmpdir / "obj")
-    save(obj, path, params={"a": "b"})
+    save(obj, path, params={"a": {"b": ["c", "d", 1]}})
     new = load_meta(path)
-    assert new.params == {"a": "b"}
+    assert new.params == {"a": {"b": ["c", "d", 1]}}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("obj", [lazy_fixture("model")])
+def test_save_with_meta_fields_fails(obj, tmpdir):
+    path = str(tmpdir / "obj")
+    with pytest.raises(SerializationError):
+        save(obj, path, params={"a": datetime.now()})
 
 
 def test_saving_with_project(model, tmpdir):
diff --git a/tests/runtime/test_interface.py b/tests/runtime/test_interface.py
index aaaf01ab..aa624782 100644
--- a/tests/runtime/test_interface.py
+++ b/tests/runtime/test_interface.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def test_interface_descriptor__to_dict(interface: Interface):
 
     assert d.dict() == {
         "version": mlem.__version__,
+        "meta": None,
         "methods": {
             "method1": {
                 "args": [