diff --git a/swh/web/api/apidoc.py b/swh/web/api/apidoc.py
--- a/swh/web/api/apidoc.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/apidoc.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
-
+from collections import defaultdict
 import functools
 from functools import wraps
 import os
@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@
 
     status_code_roles = ('statuscode', 'status', 'code')
 
-    def __init__(self, document, urls, data):
+    def __init__(self, document, data):
         super().__init__(document)
-        self.urls = urls
-        self.url_idx = 0
         self.data = data
         self.args_set = set()
         self.params_set = set()
@@ -192,15 +190,6 @@
                     text not in self.data['description']):
                 self.data['description'] += '\n\n' if self.data['description'] else '' # noqa
                 self.data['description'] += text
-            # http methods
-            elif text.startswith('**Allowed HTTP Methods:**'):
-                text = text.replace('**Allowed HTTP Methods:**', '')
-                http_methods = text.strip().split(',')
-                http_methods = [m[m.find('`')+1:-1].upper()
-                                for m in http_methods]
-                self.data['urls'].append({'rule': self.urls[self.url_idx],
-                                          'methods': http_methods})
-                self.url_idx += 1
 
     def visit_literal_block(self, node):
         """
@@ -243,17 +232,6 @@
     def unknown_visit(self, node):
         pass
 
-    def depart_document(self, node):
-        """
-        End of parsing extra processing
-        """
-        default_methods = ['GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS']
-        # ensure urls info is present and set default http methods
-        if not self.data['urls']:
-            for url in self.urls:
-                self.data['urls'].append({'rule': url,
-                                          'methods': default_methods})
-
     def unknown_departure(self, node):
         pass
 
@@ -261,7 +239,8 @@
 def _parse_httpdomain_doc(doc, data):
     doc_lines = doc.split('\n')
     doc_lines_filtered = []
-    urls = []
+    urls = defaultdict(list)
+    default_http_methods = ['HEAD', 'OPTIONS']
     # httpdomain is a sphinx extension that is unknown to docutils but
     # fortunately we can still parse its directives' content,
     # so remove lines with httpdomain directives before executing the
@@ -273,7 +252,12 @@
             url = doc_line[doc_line.find('/'):]
             # emphasize url arguments for html rendering
             url = re.sub(r'\((\w+)\)', r' **\(\1\)** ', url)
-            urls.append(url)
+            method = re.search(r'http:(\w+)::', doc_line).group(1)
+            urls[url].append(method.upper())
+
+    for url, methods in urls.items():
+        data['urls'].append({'rule': url,
+                             'methods': methods + default_http_methods})
     # parse the rst docstring and do not print system messages about
     # unknown httpdomain roles
     document = parse_rst('\n'.join(doc_lines_filtered), report_level=5)
@@ -281,7 +265,7 @@
     for node in document.traverse(docutils.nodes.system_message):
         node.parent.remove(node)
     # visit the document nodes to extract relevant endpoint info
-    visitor = _HTTPDomainDocVisitor(document, urls, data)
+    visitor = _HTTPDomainDocVisitor(document, data)
     document.walkabout(visitor)
 
 
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/content.py b/swh/web/api/views/content.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/content.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/content.py
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
 
         {common_headers}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`, :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid **hash_type** or **hash** has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested content can not be found in the archive
@@ -88,8 +86,6 @@
 
         {common_headers}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`, :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid **hash_type** or **hash** has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested content can not be found in the archive
@@ -132,8 +128,6 @@
 
         {common_headers}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`, :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid **hash_type** or **hash** has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested content can not be found in the archive
@@ -185,8 +179,6 @@
 
         :resheader Content-Type: application/octet-stream
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`, :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid **hash_type** or **hash** has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested content can not be found in the archive
@@ -279,8 +271,6 @@
         :>json object search_stats: some statistics regarding the number of **sha1** provided
             and the percentage of those found in the archive
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`, :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid **sha1** has been provided
 
@@ -365,8 +355,6 @@
         :>json string license_url: link to :http:get:`/api/1/content/[(hash_type):](hash)/license/`
             for getting information about the license of the content
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`, :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid **hash_type** or **hash** has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested content can not be found in the archive
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/directory.py b/swh/web/api/views/directory.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/directory.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/directory.py
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@
             or :http:get:`/api/1/directory/(sha1_git)/[(path)/]` depending on the directory entry type
         :>jsonarr string type: the type of the directory entry, can be either ``dir``, ``file`` or ``rev``
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`, :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid **hash_type** or **hash** has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested directory can not be found in the archive
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/identifiers.py b/swh/web/api/views/identifiers.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/identifiers.py
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
 
         {common_headers}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`, :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid persistent identifier has been provided
         :statuscode 404: the pointed object does not exist in the archive
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/origin.py b/swh/web/api/views/origin.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/origin.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/origin.py
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@
         {common_headers}
         {resheader_link}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
 
         **Example:**
@@ -122,9 +119,6 @@
 
         {common_headers}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 404: requested origin can not be found in the archive
 
@@ -179,9 +173,6 @@
         {common_headers}
         {resheader_link}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
 
         **Example:**
@@ -241,9 +232,6 @@
 
         {common_headers}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
 
         **Example:**
@@ -290,9 +278,6 @@
 
         {return_origin_visit_array}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 404: requested origin can not be found in the archive
 
@@ -377,9 +362,6 @@
 
         {return_origin_visit}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 404: requested origin or visit can not be found in the
             archive
@@ -419,9 +401,6 @@
 
         {return_origin_visit}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 404: requested origin or visit can not be found in the
             archive
@@ -458,9 +437,6 @@
 
         {common_headers}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 404: requested origin can not be found in the archive
 
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/origin_save.py b/swh/web/api/views/origin_save.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/origin_save.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/origin_save.py
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@
             either **not created**, **not yet scheduled**, **scheduled**,
             **succeed** or **failed**
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`post`,
-        :http:method:`head`, :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid visit type or origin url has been provided
         :statuscode 403: the provided origin url is blacklisted
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/release.py b/swh/web/api/views/release.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/release.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/release.py
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
         :>json string target_url: a link to the adequate api url based on the
             target type
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid **sha1_git** value has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested release can not be found in the archive
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/revision.py b/swh/web/api/views/revision.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/revision.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/revision.py
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@
 
         {return_revision}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid **sha1_git** value has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested revision can not be found in the archive
@@ -156,9 +153,6 @@
         :>json string revision: the unique revision identifier
         :>json string type: the type of the directory
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid **sha1_git** value has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested revision can not be found in the archive
@@ -198,9 +192,6 @@
 
         {return_revision_array}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid **sha1_git** value has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested revision can not be found in the archive
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/snapshot.py b/swh/web/api/views/snapshot.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/snapshot.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/snapshot.py
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@
             given but also a link to get information about that target
         :>json string id: the unique identifier of the snapshot
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid snapshot identifier has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested snapshot can not be found in the archive
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/stat.py b/swh/web/api/views/stat.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/stat.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/stat.py
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
 
         {common_headers}
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
 
         **Example:**
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/vault.py b/swh/web/api/views/vault.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/vault.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/vault.py
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@
             (either **new**, **pending**, **done** or **failed**)
         :>json string obj_id: the identifier of the object to cook
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`post`,
-        :http:method:`head`, :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid directory identifier has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested directory did not receive any cooking
@@ -114,9 +111,6 @@
 
         :resheader Content-Type: application/octet-stream
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid directory identifier has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested directory did not receive any cooking
@@ -181,9 +175,6 @@
         :>json string status: the cooking task status (new/pending/done/failed)
         :>json string obj_id: the identifier of the object to cook
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`post`,
-        :http:method:`head`, :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid revision identifier has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested directory did not receive any cooking
@@ -216,9 +207,6 @@
 
         :resheader Content-Type: application/octet-stream
 
-        **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`,
-        :http:method:`options`
-
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid revision identifier has been provided
         :statuscode 404: requested directory did not receive any cooking
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/api/test_apidoc.py b/swh/web/tests/api/test_apidoc.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/api/test_apidoc.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/api/test_apidoc.py
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
         about it
     :>json string type: the type of the revision
 
-    **Allowed HTTP Methods:** :http:method:`get`, :http:method:`head`
-
     :statuscode 200: no error
     :statuscode 400: an invalid **sha1_git** value has been provided
     :statuscode 404: requested revision can not be found in the archive
@@ -199,7 +197,7 @@
 
     expected_urls = [{
         'rule': '/api/1/revision/ **\\(sha1_git\\)** /',
-        'methods': ['GET', 'HEAD']
+        'methods': ['GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS']
     }]
 
     assert 'urls' in doc_data