diff --git a/pkg/dashboard/frontend/cypress/e2e/architecture.cy.ts b/pkg/dashboard/frontend/cypress/e2e/architecture.cy.ts
index f8bac20f..4ab7c63b 100644
--- a/pkg/dashboard/frontend/cypress/e2e/architecture.cy.ts
+++ b/pkg/dashboard/frontend/cypress/e2e/architecture.cy.ts
@@ -39,18 +39,18 @@ describe('Architecture Spec', () => {
   it('should have correct routes drawer content', () => {
     const expected = [
       [
-        'edge-label-e-first-api-allmethodsget-services/my-test-service.ts',
+        'edge-label-e-first-api-services/my-test-service.ts',
         'DELETE/all-methodsGET/all-methodsOPTIONS/all-methodsPATCH/all-methodsPOST/all-methodsPUT/all-methodsGET/header-testPOST/json-testGET/path-test/{name}GET/query-testGET/schedule-countGET/topic-count',
       ],
       [
-        'edge-label-e-second-api-imagefrombucketget-services/my-test-service.ts',
+        'edge-label-e-second-api-services/my-test-service.ts',
         'GET/content-type-binaryGET/content-type-cssGET/content-type-htmlGET/content-type-imageGET/content-type-xmlDELETE/image-from-bucketGET/image-from-bucketPUT/image-from-bucketPUT/very-nested-files',
       ],
       [
-        'edge-label-e-my-secret-api-setbinarypost-services/my-test-secret.ts',
+        'edge-label-e-my-secret-api-services/my-test-secret.ts',
         'GET/getPOST/setPOST/set-binary',
       ],
-      ['edge-label-e-my-db-api-getget-services/my-test-db.ts', 'GET/get'],
+      ['edge-label-e-my-db-api-services/my-test-db.ts', 'GET/get'],
     ]
 
     expected.forEach(([edge, routes]) => {
diff --git a/pkg/dashboard/frontend/src/lib/utils/generate-architecture-data.ts b/pkg/dashboard/frontend/src/lib/utils/generate-architecture-data.ts
index 85eaeac4..e91a50b5 100644
--- a/pkg/dashboard/frontend/src/lib/utils/generate-architecture-data.ts
+++ b/pkg/dashboard/frontend/src/lib/utils/generate-architecture-data.ts
@@ -224,14 +224,16 @@ export function generateArchitectureData(data: WebSocketResponse): {
       resource: api,
       icon: GlobeAltIcon,
       address: apiAddress,
-      description: `${routes.length} ${
-        routes.length === 1 ? 'Route' : 'Routes'
+      description: `${allEndpoints.length} ${
+        allEndpoints.length === 1 ? 'Route' : 'Routes'
       }`,
       endpoints: allEndpoints,
     })
 
     const specEntries = (api.spec && api.spec.paths) || []
 
+    const uniqueMap = new Map<string, string>()
+
     Object.entries(specEntries).forEach(([path, operations]) => {
       AllHttpMethods.forEach((m) => {
         const method = operations && (operations[m] as any)
@@ -242,12 +244,20 @@ export function generateArchitectureData(data: WebSocketResponse): {
 
         const target = method['x-nitric-target']['name']
 
+        // we only need one api edge per service target
+        if (uniqueMap.has(target)) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        // mark the target as unique
+        uniqueMap.set(target, target)
+
         const endpoints = allEndpoints.filter(
           (endpoint) => endpoint.requestingService === target,
         )
 
         edges.push({
-          id: `e-${api.name}-${method.operationId}-${target}`,
+          id: `e-${api.name}-${target}`,
           source: node.id,
           target,
           animated: true,