Permanent Redirect for old URL missing via API

[MarcoGrecoIttweb]

Preconditions

Magento 2.1.2 CE
Multiple websites configured

Steps to reproduce(working):

• go in admin area
• clear url-key field in product
• keep checked "Create Permanent Redirect for old URL"
• changes product name
• save

Steps to reproduce(broken):

• call myownmagento.test/index.php/rest/all/V1/products with correct authentication token with json data and url_key_create_redirect or save_rewrites_history to 1
  example with sample data:

{"product":{"sku":"WSH10","name":"Ana Running Short changed","attribute_set_id":9,"price":0,"status":1,"visibility":4,"type_id":"configurable","weight":"0.1","extension_attributes":{"configurable_product_links":[2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021],"stock_item":{"use_config_enable_qty_inc":false,"manage_stock":true,"is_in_stock":true}},"custom_attributes":[{"attribute_code":"tax_class_id","value":2},{"attribute_code":"required_options","value":1},{"attribute_code":"has_options","value":1},{"attribute_code":"category_ids","value":["254"]},{"attribute_code":"description","value":"Test"},{"attribute_code":"url_key","value":""},{"attribute_code":"url_key_create_redirect","value":1}]}}

Expected result

1. old product url is redirected to new one

Actual result

1. old url go in 404 error

Some additionals notes:

I noticed that in admin area saving product and import there is a url_key_create_redirect check by code to force the url redirection that missing completely in API feature

[mengbo123456]

[RomanKrut]

@MarcoGrecoBitbull Hi. Thanks for reporting this issue. The internal ticket MAGETWO-70831 was created.

[QuentinHK]

Hi. Any quick fix for this, please?
We manage URLs and product names on other systems so it is really important to be able to generate redirects and rewrites. Thanks