diff --git a/app/controllers/api/changeset_comments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/changeset_comments_controller.rb
index e8d3f4c3a..c1980e80b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/changeset_comments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/changeset_comments_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Api
   class ChangesetCommentsController < ApiController
+    before_action :check_api_readable
     before_action :check_api_writable
-    before_action :check_api_readable, :except => [:create]
     before_action :authorize
 
     authorize_resource
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/changesets_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/changesets_controller.rb
index 2e21f0c75..71ffc6d13 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/changesets_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/changesets_controller.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 module Api
   class ChangesetsController < ApiController
+    before_action :check_api_readable
     before_action :check_api_writable, :only => [:create, :update, :upload, :subscribe, :unsubscribe]
-    before_action :check_api_readable, :except => [:index, :create, :update, :upload, :download, :subscribe, :unsubscribe]
     before_action :setup_user_auth, :only => [:show]
     before_action :authorize, :only => [:create, :update, :upload, :close, :subscribe, :unsubscribe]
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/nodes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/nodes_controller.rb
index dc7d04dc5..1ccc2152d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/nodes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/nodes_controller.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 module Api
   class NodesController < ApiController
+    before_action :check_api_readable
     before_action :check_api_writable, :only => [:create, :update, :delete]
-    before_action :check_api_readable, :except => [:create, :update, :delete]
     before_action :authorize, :only => [:create, :update, :delete]
 
     authorize_resource
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/relations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/relations_controller.rb
index e82ac6368..6cd3f4137 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/relations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/relations_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Api
   class RelationsController < ApiController
+    before_action :check_api_readable
     before_action :check_api_writable, :only => [:create, :update, :delete]
-    before_action :check_api_readable, :except => [:create, :update, :delete]
     before_action :authorize, :only => [:create, :update, :delete]
 
     authorize_resource
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/traces_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/traces_controller.rb
index d9b5bce25..a510655ca 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/traces_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/traces_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Api
   class TracesController < ApiController
-    before_action :check_api_readable, :only => [:show, :data]
+    before_action :check_api_readable
     before_action :check_api_writable, :only => [:create, :update, :destroy]
     before_action :set_locale
     before_action :authorize
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/ways_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/ways_controller.rb
index f8254d802..7878c8701 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/ways_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/ways_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Api
   class WaysController < ApiController
+    before_action :check_api_readable
     before_action :check_api_writable, :only => [:create, :update, :delete]
-    before_action :check_api_readable, :except => [:create, :update, :delete]
     before_action :authorize, :only => [:create, :update, :delete]
 
     authorize_resource