diff --git a/crates/api/src/private_message/mark_read.rs b/crates/api/src/private_message/mark_read.rs
index 7c213464b..352963449 100644
--- a/crates/api/src/private_message/mark_read.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/private_message/mark_read.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-use actix_web::web::{Data, Json};
+use actix_web::web::{Data, Json, Path};
 use lemmy_api_common::{
   context::LemmyContext,
   private_message::{MarkPrivateMessageAsRead, PrivateMessageResponse},
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
+  newtypes::PrivateMessageId,
   source::private_message::{PrivateMessage, PrivateMessageUpdateForm},
   traits::Crud,
 };
@@ -15,16 +16,16 @@ pub async fn mark_pm_as_read(
   data: Json<MarkPrivateMessageAsRead>,
   context: Data<LemmyContext>,
   local_user_view: LocalUserView,
+  path: Path<PrivateMessageId>,
 ) -> LemmyResult<Json<PrivateMessageResponse>> {
   // Checking permissions
-  let private_message_id = data.private_message_id;
+  let private_message_id = path.into_inner();
   let orig_private_message = PrivateMessage::read(&mut context.pool(), private_message_id).await?;
   if local_user_view.person.id != orig_private_message.recipient_id {
     Err(LemmyErrorType::CouldntUpdatePrivateMessage)?
   }
 
   // Doing the update
-  let private_message_id = data.private_message_id;
   let read = data.read;
   PrivateMessage::update(
     &mut context.pool(),
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/private_message/delete.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/private_message/delete.rs
index 30efc020c..71b8b90f0 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/private_message/delete.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/private_message/delete.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use activitypub_federation::config::Data;
-use actix_web::web::Json;
+use actix_web::web::{Json, Path};
 use lemmy_api_common::{
   context::LemmyContext,
   private_message::{DeletePrivateMessage, PrivateMessageResponse},
   send_activity::{ActivityChannel, SendActivityData},
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
+  newtypes::PrivateMessageId,
   source::private_message::{PrivateMessage, PrivateMessageUpdateForm},
   traits::Crud,
 };
@@ -17,16 +18,16 @@ pub async fn delete_private_message(
   data: Json<DeletePrivateMessage>,
   context: Data<LemmyContext>,
   local_user_view: LocalUserView,
+  path: Path<PrivateMessageId>,
 ) -> LemmyResult<Json<PrivateMessageResponse>> {
   // Checking permissions
-  let private_message_id = data.private_message_id;
+  let private_message_id = path.into_inner();
   let orig_private_message = PrivateMessage::read(&mut context.pool(), private_message_id).await?;
   if local_user_view.person.id != orig_private_message.creator_id {
     Err(LemmyErrorType::EditPrivateMessageNotAllowed)?
   }
 
   // Doing the update
-  let private_message_id = data.private_message_id;
   let deleted = data.deleted;
   let private_message = PrivateMessage::update(
     &mut context.pool(),
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/private_message/update.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/private_message/update.rs
index b9e4785ef..1d09f8de7 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/private_message/update.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/private_message/update.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use activitypub_federation::config::Data;
-use actix_web::web::Json;
+use actix_web::web::{Json, Path};
 use chrono::Utc;
 use lemmy_api_common::{
   context::LemmyContext,
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use lemmy_api_common::{
   utils::{get_url_blocklist, local_site_to_slur_regex, process_markdown},
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
+  newtypes::PrivateMessageId,
   source::{
     local_site::LocalSite,
     private_message::{PrivateMessage, PrivateMessageUpdateForm},
@@ -25,11 +26,12 @@ pub async fn update_private_message(
   data: Json<EditPrivateMessage>,
   context: Data<LemmyContext>,
   local_user_view: LocalUserView,
+  path: Path<PrivateMessageId>,
 ) -> LemmyResult<Json<PrivateMessageResponse>> {
+  let private_message_id = path.into_inner();
   let local_site = LocalSite::read(&mut context.pool()).await?;
 
   // Checking permissions
-  let private_message_id = data.private_message_id;
   let orig_private_message = PrivateMessage::read(&mut context.pool(), private_message_id).await?;
   if local_user_view.person.id != orig_private_message.creator_id {
     Err(LemmyErrorType::EditPrivateMessageNotAllowed)?
@@ -41,7 +43,6 @@ pub async fn update_private_message(
   let content = process_markdown(&data.content, &slur_regex, &url_blocklist, &context).await?;
   is_valid_body_field(&content, false)?;
 
-  let private_message_id = data.private_message_id;
   PrivateMessage::update(
     &mut context.pool(),
     private_message_id,
diff --git a/src/api_routes_v4.rs b/src/api_routes_v4.rs
index acf00097a..ee9331d50 100644
--- a/src/api_routes_v4.rs
+++ b/src/api_routes_v4.rs
@@ -258,15 +258,21 @@ pub fn config(cfg: &mut ServiceConfig, rate_limit: &RateLimitCell) {
       )
       // Private Message
       .service(
-        scope("/private_message")
-          .route("/list", get().to(get_private_message))
+        scope("/direct-messages")
+          .route("", get().to(get_private_message))
           .route("", post().to(create_private_message))
-          .route("", put().to(update_private_message))
-          .route("/delete", post().to(delete_private_message))
-          .route("/mark_as_read", post().to(mark_pm_as_read))
-          .route("/report", post().to(create_pm_report))
-          .route("/report/resolve", put().to(resolve_pm_report))
-          .route("/report/list", get().to(list_pm_reports)),
+          .service(
+            scope("/{message_id}")
+              .route("", put().to(update_private_message))
+              .route("", delete().to(delete_private_message))
+              .route("/mark-as-read", post().to(mark_pm_as_read))
+              .service(
+                scope("/reports")
+                  .route("", get().to(list_pm_reports))
+                  .route("", post().to(create_pm_report))
+                  .service(scope("/{report_id}").route("", delete().to(resolve_pm_report))),
+              ),
+          ),
       )
       // User
       .service(