# Custom REST routes

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-rest-routes/131320>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 8, 2008, 2:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-rest-routes/131320 "2008-03-08T02:25:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2008, 2:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-rest-routes/131320/1 "2008-03-08T02:25:30Z")

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Hi,  
I want to make a custom route : /games/1/join which will make the  
curernt user join game with id 1.

i have the route:  
map.resources :games, :member =\> {:join =\> :post}

But the logs show:  
“\_method”=\>“put”, “action”=\>“1”, “id”=\>“join”, “controller”=\>“games”}

Why isn’t it directing it to the join action with id as 1?

thanks

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2008, 3:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-rest-routes/131320/2 "2008-03-08T03:54:00Z")

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'cause you used :join =\> :post. You need :join =\> :put if you want to  
use put