allow setting method_name to None
diff --git a/xos/api/import_methods.py b/xos/api/import_methods.py
index dd1c338..d53556c 100644
--- a/xos/api/import_methods.py
+++ b/xos/api/import_methods.py
@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@
 
                     method_kind = getattr(c, "method_kind", None)
                     method_name = getattr(c, "method_name", None)
-                    if method_kind and method_name:
-                        method_name = os.path.join(api_path, method_name)
+                    if method_kind:
+                        if method_name:
+                            method_name = os.path.join(api_path, method_name)
+                        else:
+                            method_name = api_path
                         view_urls.append( (method_kind, method_name, classname, c) )
 
         elif os.path.isdir(pathname):
diff --git a/xos/api/xosapi_helpers.py b/xos/api/xosapi_helpers.py
index 8011c11..ee3ed00 100644
--- a/xos/api/xosapi_helpers.py
+++ b/xos/api/xosapi_helpers.py
@@ -69,14 +69,21 @@
     api_path=""
 
     @classmethod
+    def get_api_method_path(self):
+        if self.method_name:
+            return self.api_path + self.method_name + "/"
+        else:
+            return self.api_path
+
+    @classmethod
     def detail_url(self, pattern, viewdict, name):
-        return url(self.api_path + self.method_name + r'/(?P<pk>[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)/' + pattern,
+        return url(self.get_api_method_path() + r'(?P<pk>[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)/' + pattern,
                    self.as_view(viewdict),
                    name=self.base_name+"_"+name)
 
     @classmethod
     def list_url(self, pattern, viewdict, name):
-        return url(self.api_path + self.method_name + r'/' + pattern,
+        return url(self.get_api_method_path() + pattern,
                    self.as_view(viewdict),
                    name=self.base_name+"_"+name)
 
@@ -86,7 +93,7 @@
 
         patterns = []
 
-        patterns.append(url(self.api_path + self.method_name + '/$', self.as_view({'get': 'list', 'post': 'create'}), name=self.base_name+'_list'))
-        patterns.append(url(self.api_path + self.method_name + '/(?P<pk>[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)/$', self.as_view({'get': 'retrieve', 'put': 'update', 'post': 'update', 'delete': 'destroy', 'patch': 'partial_update'}), name=self.base_name+'_detail'))
+        patterns.append(url(self.get_api_method_path() + '$', self.as_view({'get': 'list', 'post': 'create'}), name=self.base_name+'_list'))
+        patterns.append(url(self.get_api_method_path() + '(?P<pk>[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)/$', self.as_view({'get': 'retrieve', 'put': 'update', 'post': 'update', 'delete': 'destroy', 'patch': 'partial_update'}), name=self.base_name+'_detail'))
 
         return patterns