ember.js,handlebars.js,ember-cli,controller-actions
Assuming that the model you want is currently the model of your ObjectController, you can do one of two things: Get the model directly: submitAction: function() { var model = this.get('model'); } Pass it to the handler in the template: // admin/edit.hbs <button {{action 'submitAction' model}}>Submit</button> // admin/edit.js submitAction: function(model)...