diff --git a/flask_rest_jsonapi/api.py b/flask_rest_jsonapi/api.py
index a385256..5b6e459 100644
--- a/flask_rest_jsonapi/api.py
+++ b/flask_rest_jsonapi/api.py
@@ -66,27 +66,41 @@ def route(self, resource, view, *urls, **kwargs):
         :param list urls: the urls of the view
         :param dict kwargs: additional options of the route
         """
-        resource.view = view
         url_rule_options = kwargs.get('url_rule_options') or dict()
 
-        view_func = resource.as_view(view)
-
+        # Find the parent object for this route, and also the correct endpoint name
         if 'blueprint' in kwargs:
-            resource.view = '.'.join([kwargs['blueprint'].name, resource.view])
-            for url in urls:
-                kwargs['blueprint'].add_url_rule(url, view_func=view_func, **url_rule_options)
+            view_name = '.'.join([kwargs['blueprint'].name, view])
+            blueprint = kwargs['blueprint']
         elif self.blueprint is not None:
-            resource.view = '.'.join([self.blueprint.name, resource.view])
-            for url in urls:
-                self.blueprint.add_url_rule(url, view_func=view_func, **url_rule_options)
+            view_name = '.'.join([self.blueprint.name, view])
+            blueprint = self.blueprint
         elif self.app is not None:
+            view_name = view
+            blueprint = self.app
+        else:
+            view_name = view
+            blueprint = None
+
+        # Give the resource class a default endpoint. This will be overwritten if route()
+        # is called again for this resource
+        resource.view = view_name
+
+        view_func = resource.as_view(
+            view,
+            endpoint=view_name,
+        )
+
+        if blueprint is not None:
             for url in urls:
-                self.app.add_url_rule(url, view_func=view_func, **url_rule_options)
+                blueprint.add_url_rule(url, view_func=view_func, **url_rule_options)
         else:
-            self.resources.append({'resource': resource,
-                                   'view': view,
-                                   'urls': urls,
-                                   'url_rule_options': url_rule_options})
+            self.resources.append({
+                'resource': resource,
+                'view': view,
+                'urls': urls,
+                'url_rule_options': url_rule_options
+            })
 
         self.resource_registry.append(resource)
 
diff --git a/flask_rest_jsonapi/resource.py b/flask_rest_jsonapi/resource.py
index 34ceccf..d940306 100644
--- a/flask_rest_jsonapi/resource.py
+++ b/flask_rest_jsonapi/resource.py
@@ -52,13 +52,23 @@ def __new__(cls, name, bases, d):
 class Resource(MethodView):
     """Base resource class"""
 
-    def __new__(cls):
+    def __new__(cls, **kwargs):
         """Constructor of a resource instance"""
         if hasattr(cls, '_data_layer'):
             cls._data_layer.resource = cls
 
         return super(Resource, cls).__new__(cls)
 
+    def __init__(self, endpoint=None):
+        # By default we assign each Resource class with a view/endpoint. However if the
+        # same resource is used for multiple routes, the endpoint will be overwritten.
+        # This ensures the Resource instances have the correct view
+        if endpoint is not None:
+            self.view = endpoint
+
+    def parse_request(self):
+        return self.request_parsers[request.content_type](request)
+
     @jsonapi_exception_formatter
     def dispatch_request(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Logic of how to handle a request"""
diff --git a/tests/test_sqlalchemy_data_layer.py b/tests/test_sqlalchemy_data_layer.py
index ea40923..08e5cf0 100644
--- a/tests/test_sqlalchemy_data_layer.py
+++ b/tests/test_sqlalchemy_data_layer.py
@@ -1800,6 +1800,24 @@ def test_api_resources(app, person_list):
     api.route(person_list, 'person_list2', '/persons', '/person_list')
     api.init_app(app)
 
+def test_api_resources_multiple_route(app, person_list):
+    """
+    If we use the same resource twice, each instance of that resource should have the
+    correct endpoint
+    """
+    api = Api()
+
+    class DummyResource(ResourceDetail):
+        def get(self):
+            return self.view
+
+    api.route(DummyResource, 'endpoint1', '/url1')
+    api.route(DummyResource, 'endpoint2', '/url2')
+    api.init_app(app)
+
+    with app.test_client() as client:
+        assert client.get('/url1', content_type='application/vnd.api+json').json == 'endpoint1'
+        assert client.get('/url2', content_type='application/vnd.api+json').json == 'endpoint2'
 
 def test_relationship_containing_hyphens(client, register_routes, person_computers, computer_schema, person):
     response = client.get('/persons/{}/relationships/computers-owned'.format(person.person_id), content_type='application/vnd.api+json')