diff --git a/manila/api/openstack/__init__.py b/manila/api/openstack/__init__.py
index 040abc28fb..f73cf0f504 100644
--- a/manila/api/openstack/__init__.py
+++ b/manila/api/openstack/__init__.py
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ class APIMapper(routes.Mapper):
             return result[0], result[1]
         return routes.Mapper.routematch(self, url, environ)
 
+    def connect(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        # NOTE(inhye): Default the format part of a route to only accept json
+        #             and xml so it doesn't eat all characters after a '.'
+        #             in the url.
+        kwargs.setdefault('requirements', {})
+        if not kwargs['requirements'].get('format'):
+            kwargs['requirements']['format'] = 'json|xml'
+        return routes.Mapper.connect(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
 
 class ProjectMapper(APIMapper):
     def resource(self, member_name, collection_name, **kwargs):
diff --git a/manila/tests/api/test_extensions.py b/manila/tests/api/test_extensions.py
index 6801760ca9..fa73f1e3d2 100644
--- a/manila/tests/api/test_extensions.py
+++ b/manila/tests/api/test_extensions.py
@@ -130,3 +130,58 @@ class ExtensionAuthorizeTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
         policy.enforce.assert_called_once_with(
             mock.ANY, mock.ANY, {'project_id': 'fake', 'user_id': 'fake'})
+
+
+class StubExtensionManager(object):
+    """Provides access to Tweedle Beetles."""
+
+    name = "Tweedle Beetle Extension"
+    alias = "TWDLBETL"
+
+    def __init__(self, resource_ext=None, action_ext=None, request_ext=None,
+                 controller_ext=None):
+        self.resource_ext = resource_ext
+        self.controller_ext = controller_ext
+        self.extra_resource_ext = None
+
+    def get_resources(self):
+        resource_exts = []
+        if self.resource_ext:
+            resource_exts.append(self.resource_ext)
+        if self.extra_resource_ext:
+            resource_exts.append(self.extra_resource_ext)
+        return resource_exts
+
+    def get_controller_extensions(self):
+        controller_extensions = []
+        if self.controller_ext:
+            controller_extensions.append(self.controller_ext)
+        return controller_extensions
+
+
+class ExtensionControllerIdFormatTest(test.TestCase):
+
+    def _bounce_id(self, test_id):
+
+        class BounceController(object):
+            def show(self, req, id):
+                return id
+        res_ext = extensions.ResourceExtension('bounce',
+                                               BounceController())
+        manager = StubExtensionManager(res_ext)
+        app = router.APIRouter(manager)
+        request = webob.Request.blank("/fake/bounce/%s" % test_id)
+        response = request.get_response(app)
+        return response.body
+
+    def test_id_with_xml_format(self):
+        result = self._bounce_id('foo.xml')
+        self.assertEqual('foo', result.decode('UTF-8'))
+
+    def test_id_with_json_format(self):
+        result = self._bounce_id('foo.json')
+        self.assertEqual('foo', result.decode('UTF-8'))
+
+    def test_id_with_bad_format(self):
+        result = self._bounce_id('foo.bad')
+        self.assertEqual('foo.bad', result.decode('UTF-8'))
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix_limit_formating_routes-1b0e1a475de6ac44.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix_limit_formating_routes-1b0e1a475de6ac44.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f71499814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix_limit_formating_routes-1b0e1a475de6ac44.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Fixed routes.mapper.Mapper.resource adds a bunch of formatted
+    routes that cannot accept something after a '.'.