Drupal 8.4.3 included a patch for #2916300 Use ComputedFieldItemListTrait for the path field type. The specific patch is ccc4d9ceaa214c05d189258ed4ab5d9f86d4c758.

With this fix applied, nodes created via REST POST do not generate automatic URL aliases.

My configuration:

- In Admin > Structure > Content Type, we have a content type "event"
- In Admin > Config > Search and Metadata > URL Aliases, we have a pattern for Type = Content and "The node bundle is events". The pattern is "/event/[node-title]"
- We have REST POST configured to allow node creation for type "event"

The problem:

When an event node is created via REST, we expect the alias to be auto-generated as "/event/[node-title]", instead, it is "/node/[nid]" which is the default path.

When an event node is created manually, the generate automatic URL alias works correctly.

When I revert the fix for #2916300 by running `patch -p1 -R < that.patch`, nodes created via REST then correctly auto-generate the expected URL aliases.

I hope this is sufficient information!

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karenann created an issue. See original summary.

Houmanvg’s picture

Houmanvg CreditAttribution: Houmanvg as a volunteer commented
Status: Active » Needs review

I am experiencing the exact same issue. But with JSON API module. I am on D8.4.4

That is:

When a node is created via JSON API module, the pathauto does not generate the URL alias, but instead it is /node/[nid].

When a node is created manually thru the GUI, the pathauto works correctly.

This problem started occurring when I updated recently.

Karenann have you found a solution yet?

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marral CreditAttribution: marral commented

Hello
I got the same issue and i just added a "path" : ["TRUE"] to my post body request and it works well now.
try this maybe it's gonna work for you.

Houmanvg’s picture

Houmanvg CreditAttribution: Houmanvg as a volunteer commented

So the issue is that path auto is not set to TRUE, when a node is created by the API modules (Json API, or REST).

Btw, the workaround #3 works.

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Berdir
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Location Switzerland
CreditAttribution: Berdir at MD Systems GmbH commented
Status: Needs review » Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

There were various reports since 8.4 about strange effects. Only found time now to start looking into it. Can you check if #2945734: Fix automated test failures in 8.x-1.x is fixing this for you?

If not, a failing test would be helpful.

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karenann CreditAttribution: karenann as a volunteer commented

I suspect that this issue will be resolved when I update to 8.x-1.2. I'm fairly sure that the fix is https://www.drupal.org/project/pathauto/issues/2950701. I have this on my calendar to test in May 2018.