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Resource ID for path ${parent.parent.path} is required

Error message

Resource ID for path ${parent.parent.path} is required

What it means

Error "Resource ID for path ${parent.parent.path} is required" thrown in serverless/serverless.

Source

Thrown at packages/serverless/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/api-gateway/lib/resources.js:194

          )
        }
        return r
      }, {})
    }

    // cut resource branches from trees
    const sortedResourceNodes = predefinedResourceNodes.sort(
      (node1, node2) => node1.level - node2.level,
    )
    const validatedTrees = []

    for (let i = sortedResourceNodes.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
      const node = sortedResourceNodes[i]
      let parent = node

      while (parent && parent.parent) {
        if (parent.parent.hasMethod && !parent.parent.resourceId) {
          throw new Error(
            `Resource ID for path ${parent.parent.path} is required`,
          )
        }

        if (parent.parent.resourceId || parent.parent.children.length > 1) {
          cutBranch(parent)
          break
        }

        parent = parent.parent
      }
    }

    // get branches that begin from root resource
    methodNodes.forEach((node) => {
      let iter = node
      while (iter) {
        if (iter.resourceId) {

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Solutions

1. Define the missing API Gateway resource for the parent path under provider.apiGateway.resources or ensure the parent path is created by another http event.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/serverless/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/api-gateway/lib/resources.js:194 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of serverless/serverless@b9d7ea51c8 (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/059850fe6a2f7c4c. Report an issue: GitHub.