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slug: /docs/cli/rules/path-segment-plural
---
# path-segment-plural
Enforces plural path segments.
|OAS|Compatibility|
|---|---|
|2.0|✅|
|3.0|✅|
|3.1|✅|
## API design principles
RESTful API design often uses resources in path segments and those resources are typically plural.
For example, "customers" instead of "customer" because:
- `GET /customers` means getting a collection of customers
- `GET /customers/abc` means getting customer ABC from the customers collection
As your API grows, you may hit some false positives and may also need to ignore a few outliers.
That is, unless you're a purist.
Nothing wrong with that.
## Configuration
|Option|Type|Description|
|---|---|---|
|severity|string|Possible values: `off`, `warn`, `error`. Default `off` (in `recommended` configuration). |
|ignoreLastPathSegment|boolean|Ignores the last path segment if true. Default value: `false`.|
|exceptions|[string]|List of strings to exclude when checking path segments, for example, `v1`.|
An example configuration:
```yaml
rules:
path-segment-plural: error
```
Another example configuration:
```yaml
rules:
path-segment-plural:
severity: error
ignoreLastPathSegment: true
exceptions:
- v1
- v2
- people
```
## Examples
Given this configuration:
```yaml
rules:
path-segment-plural: error
```
Example of an **incorrect** path segment:
```yaml
paths:
/customer/{id}:
post:
parameters:
- name: id
in: path
required: true
```
Example of a **correct** path segment:
```yaml
paths:
/customers/{id}:
post:
parameters:
- name: id
in: path
required: true
description: The customer's ID.
```
## Related rules
- [path-excludes-patterns](./path-excludes-patterns.md)
- [paths-kebab-case](./paths-kebab-case.md)
- [configurable rules](./configurable-rules.md)
## Resources
- [Rule source](https://github.com/Redocly/redocly-cli/blob/main/packages/core/src/rules/common/path-segment-plural.ts)
- [Paths docs](https://redocly.com/docs/openapi-visual-reference/paths/)