diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/api_installer.go b/pkg/apiserver/api_installer.go
index 215ac1963aa..584b60517cb 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/api_installer.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/api_installer.go
@@ -230,7 +230,12 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 			namer := scopeNaming{scope, a.group.Linker, gpath.Join(a.prefix, itemPath), false}
 
 			actions = appendIf(actions, action{"LIST", resourcePath, namespaceParams, namer}, isLister)
-			actions = appendIf(actions, action{"POST", resourcePath, namespaceParams, namer}, isCreater)
+			// Some paths ("/pods/{name}/binding", I'm looking at you) contain an embedded '{name}')
+			if strings.Contains(resourcePath, "{name}") {
+				actions = appendIf(actions, action{"POST", resourcePath, nameParams, namer}, isCreater)
+			} else {
+				actions = appendIf(actions, action{"POST", resourcePath, namespaceParams, namer}, isCreater)
+			}
 			actions = appendIf(actions, action{"WATCHLIST", "watch/" + resourcePath, namespaceParams, namer}, allowWatchList)
 
 			actions = appendIf(actions, action{"GET", itemPath, nameParams, namer}, isGetter)
@@ -706,13 +711,32 @@ func addObjectParams(ws *restful.WebService, route *restful.RouteBuilder, obj ru
 					continue
 				}
 				desc := sf.Tag.Get("description")
-				route.Param(ws.QueryParameter(jsonName, desc).DataType(sf.Type.Name()))
+				route.Param(ws.QueryParameter(jsonName, desc).DataType(typeToJSON(sf.Type.Name())))
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+// TODO: this is incomplete, expand as needed.
+// Convert the name of a golang type to the name of a JSON type
+func typeToJSON(typeName string) string {
+	switch typeName {
+	case "bool":
+		return "boolean"
+	case "uint8", "int", "int32", "int64", "uint32", "uint64":
+		return "integer"
+	case "byte":
+		return "string"
+	case "float64", "float32":
+		return "number"
+	case "time/Time":
+		return "string"
+	default:
+		return typeName
+	}
+}
+
 // defaultStorageMetadata provides default answers to rest.StorageMetadata.
 type defaultStorageMetadata struct{}