diff --git a/docs/content/configuration/index.md b/docs/content/configuration/index.md
index 00fa96d663f..2694a459d6c 100644
--- a/docs/content/configuration/index.md
+++ b/docs/content/configuration/index.md
@@ -815,13 +815,11 @@ An example of compaction config is:
 
 ```json
 {
-  "dataSource": "wikiticker",
-  "targetCompactionSizeBytes": 800000000,
-  "skipOffsetFromLatest": "P1D"
+  "dataSource": "wikiticker"
 }
 ```
 
-For realtime dataSources, it's recommended to set `skipOffsetFromLatest` to some sufficiently large values to avoid frequent compact task failures.
+For realtime dataSources, it's recommended to set `skipOffsetFromLatest` to some sufficiently large value to avoid frequent compact task failures.
 
 ## Overlord
 
diff --git a/docs/content/operations/api-reference.md b/docs/content/operations/api-reference.md
index 6a64acefacc..6b605f38cb9 100644
--- a/docs/content/operations/api-reference.md
+++ b/docs/content/operations/api-reference.md
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ Returns total size and count for each datasource for each interval within given
 
 #### GET
 
-* `/druid/coordinator/v1/config/compaction/`
+* `/druid/coordinator/v1/config/compaction`
 
 Returns all compaction configs.
 
@@ -321,15 +321,15 @@ Returns a compaction config of a dataSource.
 
 #### POST
 
-* `/druid/coordinator/v1/config/compaction?slotRatio={someRatio}&maxSlots={someMaxSlots}`
+* `/druid/coordinator/v1/config/compaction/taskslots?ratio={someRatio}&max={someMaxSlots}`
 
-Update the capacity for compaction tasks. `slotRatio` and `maxSlots` are used to limit the max number of compaction tasks.
+Update the capacity for compaction tasks. `ratio` and `max` are used to limit the max number of compaction tasks.
 They mean the ratio of the total task slots to the copmaction task slots and the maximum number of task slots for compaction tasks, respectively.
-The actual max number of compaction tasks is `min(maxSlots, slotRatio * total task slots)`.
-Note that `slotRatio` and `maxSlots` are optional and can be omitted. If they are omitted, default values (0.1 and unbounded)
+The actual max number of compaction tasks is `min(max, ratio * total task slots)`.
+Note that `ratio` and `max` are optional and can be omitted. If they are omitted, default values (0.1 and unbounded)
 will be set for them.
 
-* `/druid/coordinator/v1/config/compaction/{dataSource}`
+* `/druid/coordinator/v1/config/compaction`
 
 Creates or updates the compaction config for a dataSource. See [Compaction Configuration](../configuration/index.html#compaction-dynamic-configuration) for configuration details.
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/http/CoordinatorCompactionConfigsResource.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/http/CoordinatorCompactionConfigsResource.java
index d01fbec0ae1..46044037bc8 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/http/CoordinatorCompactionConfigsResource.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/http/CoordinatorCompactionConfigsResource.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import org.apache.druid.audit.AuditInfo;
 import org.apache.druid.audit.AuditManager;
 import org.apache.druid.common.config.ConfigManager.SetResult;
 import org.apache.druid.common.config.JacksonConfigManager;
-import org.apache.druid.java.util.common.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.druid.server.coordinator.CoordinatorCompactionConfig;
 import org.apache.druid.server.coordinator.DataSourceCompactionConfig;
 import org.apache.druid.server.http.security.ConfigResourceFilter;
@@ -75,10 +74,11 @@ public class CoordinatorCompactionConfigsResource
   }
 
   @POST
+  @Path("/taskslots")
   @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
   public Response setCompactionTaskLimit(
-      @QueryParam("slotRatio") Double compactionTaskSlotRatio,
-      @QueryParam("maxSlots") Integer maxCompactionTaskSlots,
+      @QueryParam("ratio") Double compactionTaskSlotRatio,
+      @QueryParam("max") Integer maxCompactionTaskSlots,
       @HeaderParam(AuditManager.X_DRUID_AUTHOR) @DefaultValue("") final String author,
       @HeaderParam(AuditManager.X_DRUID_COMMENT) @DefaultValue("") final String comment,
       @Context HttpServletRequest req
@@ -112,29 +112,14 @@ public class CoordinatorCompactionConfigsResource
   }
 
   @POST
-  @Path("/{dataSource}")
   @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
   public Response addOrUpdateCompactionConfig(
       final DataSourceCompactionConfig newConfig,
-      @PathParam("dataSource") String dataSource,
       @HeaderParam(AuditManager.X_DRUID_AUTHOR) @DefaultValue("") final String author,
       @HeaderParam(AuditManager.X_DRUID_COMMENT) @DefaultValue("") final String comment,
       @Context HttpServletRequest req
   )
   {
-    if (!dataSource.equals(newConfig.getDataSource())) {
-      return Response
-          .status(Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST)
-          .entity(
-              StringUtils.format(
-                  "dataSource[%s] in config is different from the requested one[%s]",
-                  newConfig.getDataSource(),
-                  dataSource
-              )
-          )
-          .build();
-    }
-
     CoordinatorCompactionConfig current = manager.watch(
         CoordinatorCompactionConfig.CONFIG_KEY,
         CoordinatorCompactionConfig.class
@@ -146,7 +131,7 @@ public class CoordinatorCompactionConfigsResource
           .getCompactionConfigs()
           .stream()
           .collect(Collectors.toMap(DataSourceCompactionConfig::getDataSource, Function.identity()));
-      newConfigs.put(dataSource, newConfig);
+      newConfigs.put(newConfig.getDataSource(), newConfig);
       newCompactionConfig = CoordinatorCompactionConfig.from(current, ImmutableList.copyOf(newConfigs.values()));
     } else {
       newCompactionConfig = CoordinatorCompactionConfig.from(ImmutableList.of(newConfig));