diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 476a482aa..90fb5e822 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ Metrics/ClassLength:
     - "test/**/*.rb"
 
 Metrics/MethodLength:
-  # There's ~2 long methods in `StripeClient`. If we want to truncate those a
-  # little, we could move this to be closer to ~30 (but the default of 10 is
-  # probably too short).
-  Max: 50
+  # There's ~2 long methods in `StripeClient` and one in `NestedResource`. If
+  # we want to truncate those a little, we could move this to be closer to ~30
+  # (but the default of 10 is probably too short).
+  Max: 55
 
 Metrics/ModuleLength:
   Enabled: false
diff --git a/lib/stripe/api_operations/create.rb b/lib/stripe/api_operations/create.rb
index 831859e2e..e55ba099a 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/api_operations/create.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/api_operations/create.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module Stripe
   module APIOperations
     module Create
       def create(params = {}, opts = {})
-        resp, opts = request(:post, resource_url, params, opts)
+        resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:post, resource_url, params, opts)
         Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/stripe/api_operations/delete.rb b/lib/stripe/api_operations/delete.rb
index e4676c284..1023e90ea 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/api_operations/delete.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/api_operations/delete.rb
@@ -15,15 +15,19 @@ module ClassMethods
         # * +opts+ - A Hash of additional options (separate from the params /
         #   object values) to be added to the request. E.g. to allow for an
         #   idempotency_key to be passed in the request headers, or for the
-        #   api_key to be overwritten. See {APIOperations::Request.request}.
+        #   api_key to be overwritten. See
+        #   {APIOperations::Request.execute_resource_request}.
         def delete(id, params = {}, opts = {})
-          resp, opts = request(:delete, "#{resource_url}/#{id}", params, opts)
+          resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:delete,
+                                                "#{resource_url}/#{id}",
+                                                params, opts)
           Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
         end
       end
 
       def delete(params = {}, opts = {})
-        resp, opts = request(:delete, resource_url, params, opts)
+        resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:delete, resource_url,
+                                              params, opts)
         initialize_from(resp.data, opts)
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/stripe/api_operations/list.rb b/lib/stripe/api_operations/list.rb
index 214172210..939c09389 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/api_operations/list.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/api_operations/list.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module List
       def list(filters = {}, opts = {})
         opts = Util.normalize_opts(opts)
 
-        resp, opts = request(:get, resource_url, filters, opts)
+        resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:get, resource_url, filters, opts)
         obj = ListObject.construct_from(resp.data, opts)
 
         # set filters so that we can fetch the same limit, expansions, and
diff --git a/lib/stripe/api_operations/nested_resource.rb b/lib/stripe/api_operations/nested_resource.rb
index 75d75a924..29dc8a8b6 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/api_operations/nested_resource.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/api_operations/nested_resource.rb
@@ -31,35 +31,36 @@ def nested_resource_class_methods(resource, path: nil, operations: nil,
             define_singleton_method(:"create_#{resource}") \
               do |id, params = {}, opts = {}|
                 url = send(resource_url_method, id)
-                resp, opts = request(:post, url, params, opts)
+                resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:post, url, params, opts)
                 Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
               end
           when :retrieve
             define_singleton_method(:"retrieve_#{resource}") \
               do |id, nested_id, opts = {}|
                 url = send(resource_url_method, id, nested_id)
-                resp, opts = request(:get, url, {}, opts)
+                resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:get, url, {}, opts)
                 Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
               end
           when :update
             define_singleton_method(:"update_#{resource}") \
               do |id, nested_id, params = {}, opts = {}|
                 url = send(resource_url_method, id, nested_id)
-                resp, opts = request(:post, url, params, opts)
+                resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:post, url, params, opts)
                 Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
               end
           when :delete
             define_singleton_method(:"delete_#{resource}") \
               do |id, nested_id, params = {}, opts = {}|
                 url = send(resource_url_method, id, nested_id)
-                resp, opts = request(:delete, url, params, opts)
+                resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:delete, url, params,
+                                                      opts)
                 Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
               end
           when :list
             define_singleton_method(:"list_#{resource_plural}") \
               do |id, params = {}, opts = {}|
                 url = send(resource_url_method, id)
-                resp, opts = request(:get, url, params, opts)
+                resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:get, url, params, opts)
                 Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
               end
           else
diff --git a/lib/stripe/api_operations/request.rb b/lib/stripe/api_operations/request.rb
index edf4542d5..ec204f365 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/api_operations/request.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/api_operations/request.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ module Stripe
   module APIOperations
     module Request
       module ClassMethods
-        def request(method, url, params = {}, opts = {})
+        def execute_resource_request(method, url,
+                                     params = {}, opts = {})
           params ||= {}
 
           error_on_invalid_params(params)
@@ -36,6 +37,17 @@ def request(method, url, params = {}, opts = {})
           [resp, opts_to_persist]
         end
 
+        # This method used to be called `request`, but it's such a short name
+        # that it eventually conflicted with the name of a field on an API
+        # resource (specifically, `Event#request`), so it was renamed to
+        # something more unique.
+        #
+        # The former name had been around for just about forever though, and
+        # although all internal uses have been renamed, I've left this alias in
+        # place for backwards compatibility. Consider removing it on the next
+        # major.
+        alias request execute_resource_request
+
         private def error_on_non_string_user_opts(opts)
           Util::OPTS_USER_SPECIFIED.each do |opt|
             next unless opts.key?(opt)
@@ -71,10 +83,14 @@ def self.included(base)
         base.extend(ClassMethods)
       end
 
-      protected def request(method, url, params = {}, opts = {})
+      protected def execute_resource_request(method, url,
+                                             params = {}, opts = {})
         opts = @opts.merge(Util.normalize_opts(opts))
-        self.class.request(method, url, params, opts)
+        self.class.execute_resource_request(method, url, params, opts)
       end
+
+      # See notes on `alias` above.
+      alias request execute_resource_request
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/stripe/api_operations/save.rb b/lib/stripe/api_operations/save.rb
index 1932949e8..18ba642f9 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/api_operations/save.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/api_operations/save.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ module ClassMethods
         # * +opts+ - A Hash of additional options (separate from the params /
         #   object values) to be added to the request. E.g. to allow for an
         #   idempotency_key to be passed in the request headers, or for the
-        #   api_key to be overwritten. See {APIOperations::Request.request}.
+        #   api_key to be overwritten. See
+        #   {APIOperations::Request.execute_resource_request}.
         def update(id, params = {}, opts = {})
           params.each_key do |k|
             if protected_fields.include?(k)
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ def update(id, params = {}, opts = {})
             end
           end
 
-          resp, opts = request(:post, "#{resource_url}/#{id}", params, opts)
+          resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:post, "#{resource_url}/#{id}",
+                                                params, opts)
           Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
         end
       end
@@ -43,7 +45,8 @@ def update(id, params = {}, opts = {})
       # * +opts+ - A Hash of additional options (separate from the params /
       #   object values) to be added to the request. E.g. to allow for an
       #   idempotency_key to be passed in the request headers, or for the
-      #   api_key to be overwritten. See {APIOperations::Request.request}.
+      #   api_key to be overwritten. See
+      #   {APIOperations::Request.execute_resource_request}.
       def save(params = {}, opts = {})
         # We started unintentionally (sort of) allowing attributes sent to
         # +save+ to override values used during the update. So as not to break
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ def save(params = {}, opts = {})
         # generated a uri for this object with an identifier baked in
         values.delete(:id)
 
-        resp, opts = request(:post, save_url, values, opts)
+        resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:post, save_url, values, opts)
         initialize_from(resp.data, opts)
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/stripe/api_resource.rb b/lib/stripe/api_resource.rb
index 7000537e2..56d3b0f28 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/api_resource.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/api_resource.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def self.custom_method(name, http_verb:, http_path: nil)
         end
 
         url = "#{resource_url}/#{CGI.escape(id)}/#{CGI.escape(http_path)}"
-        resp, opts = request(http_verb, url, params, opts)
+        resp, opts = execute_resource_request(http_verb, url, params, opts)
         Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
       end
     end
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ def resource_url
     end
 
     def refresh
-      resp, opts = request(:get, resource_url, @retrieve_params)
+      resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:get, resource_url,
+                                            @retrieve_params)
       initialize_from(resp.data, opts)
     end
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ def self.retrieve(id, opts = {})
     end
 
     protected def request_stripe_object(method:, path:, params:, opts: {})
-      resp, opts = request(method, path, params, opts)
+      resp, opts = execute_resource_request(method, path, params, opts)
 
       # If we're getting back this thing, update; otherwise, instantiate.
       if Util.object_name_matches_class?(resp.data[:object], self.class)
diff --git a/lib/stripe/list_object.rb b/lib/stripe/list_object.rb
index 84c015e24..3813a3603 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/list_object.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/list_object.rb
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ def empty?
 
     def retrieve(id, opts = {})
       id, retrieve_params = Util.normalize_id(id)
-      resp, opts = request(:get, "#{resource_url}/#{CGI.escape(id)}",
-                           retrieve_params, opts)
+      url = "#{resource_url}/#{CGI.escape(id)}"
+      resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:get, url, retrieve_params, opts)
       Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/stripe/oauth.rb b/lib/stripe/oauth.rb
index ffc216d9d..eab8fd12b 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/oauth.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/oauth.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module OAuth
     module OAuthOperations
       extend APIOperations::Request::ClassMethods
 
-      def self.request(method, url, params, opts)
+      def self.execute_resource_request(method, url, params, opts)
         opts = Util.normalize_opts(opts)
         opts[:client] ||= StripeClient.active_client
         opts[:api_base] ||= Stripe.connect_base
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def self.authorize_url(params = {}, opts = {})
     def self.token(params = {}, opts = {})
       opts = Util.normalize_opts(opts)
       opts[:api_key] = params[:client_secret] if params[:client_secret]
-      resp, opts = OAuthOperations.request(
+      resp, opts = OAuthOperations.execute_resource_request(
         :post, "/oauth/token", params, opts
       )
       # This is just going to return a generic StripeObject, but that's okay
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def self.token(params = {}, opts = {})
     def self.deauthorize(params = {}, opts = {})
       opts = Util.normalize_opts(opts)
       params[:client_id] = get_client_id(params)
-      resp, opts = OAuthOperations.request(
+      resp, opts = OAuthOperations.execute_resource_request(
         :post, "/oauth/deauthorize", params, opts
       )
       # This is just going to return a generic StripeObject, but that's okay
diff --git a/lib/stripe/resources/account.rb b/lib/stripe/resources/account.rb
index 782fe8c86..c4dbb36bc 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/resources/account.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/resources/account.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def self.retrieve(id = ARGUMENT_NOT_PROVIDED, opts = {})
     end
 
     def persons(params = {}, opts = {})
-      resp, opts = request(:get, resource_url + "/persons", params, opts)
+      resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:get, resource_url + "/persons", params, opts)
       Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/stripe/resources/bank_account.rb b/lib/stripe/resources/bank_account.rb
index 45231a449..d37f17c49 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/resources/bank_account.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/resources/bank_account.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class BankAccount < APIResource
     OBJECT_NAME = "bank_account"
 
     def verify(params = {}, opts = {})
-      resp, opts = request(:post, resource_url + "/verify", params, opts)
+      resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:post, resource_url + "/verify", params, opts)
       initialize_from(resp.data, opts)
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/stripe/resources/credit_note.rb b/lib/stripe/resources/credit_note.rb
index 7a5d14bfd..5ea64a8a4 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/resources/credit_note.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/resources/credit_note.rb
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ def void_credit_note(params = {}, opts = {})
     end
 
     def self.preview(params, opts = {})
-      resp, opts = request(:get, resource_url + "/preview", params, opts)
+      resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:get, resource_url + "/preview", params, opts)
       Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
     end
 
     def self.list_preview_line_items(params, opts = {})
-      resp, opts = request(:get, resource_url + "/preview/lines", params, opts)
+      resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:get, resource_url + "/preview/lines", params, opts)
       Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/stripe/resources/customer.rb b/lib/stripe/resources/customer.rb
index 45d7b2a0b..b864c4e07 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/resources/customer.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/resources/customer.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class << self
     end
 
     def delete_discount
-      resp, opts = request(:delete, resource_url + "/discount")
+      resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:delete, resource_url + "/discount")
       initialize_from(resp.data, opts, true)
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/stripe/resources/invoice.rb b/lib/stripe/resources/invoice.rb
index bd5f061ef..47651253e 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/resources/invoice.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/resources/invoice.rb
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ def void_invoice(params = {}, opts = {})
     end
 
     def self.upcoming(params, opts = {})
-      resp, opts = request(:get, resource_url + "/upcoming", params, opts)
+      resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:get, resource_url + "/upcoming", params, opts)
       Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
     end
 
     def self.list_upcoming_line_items(params, opts = {})
-      resp, opts = request(:get, resource_url + "/upcoming/lines", params, opts)
+      resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:get, resource_url + "/upcoming/lines", params, opts)
       Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/stripe/resources/source.rb b/lib/stripe/resources/source.rb
index 06afe79e9..596c69998 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/resources/source.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/resources/source.rb
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ def detach(params = {}, opts = {})
 
       url = "#{Customer.resource_url}/#{CGI.escape(customer)}/sources" \
             "/#{CGI.escape(id)}"
-      resp, opts = request(:delete, url, params, opts)
+      resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:delete, url, params, opts)
       initialize_from(resp.data, opts)
     end
 
     def source_transactions(params = {}, opts = {})
-      resp, opts = request(:get, resource_url + "/source_transactions", params,
-                           opts)
+      resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:get, resource_url + "/source_transactions", params,
+                                            opts)
       Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
     end
     extend Gem::Deprecate
diff --git a/lib/stripe/resources/subscription_item.rb b/lib/stripe/resources/subscription_item.rb
index fd169b554..9857dce48 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/resources/subscription_item.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/resources/subscription_item.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class SubscriptionItem < APIResource
                                   resource_plural: "usage_record_summaries"
 
     def usage_record_summaries(params = {}, opts = {})
-      resp, opts = request(:get, resource_url + "/usage_record_summaries", params, opts)
+      resp, opts = execute_resource_request(:get, resource_url + "/usage_record_summaries", params, opts)
       Util.convert_to_stripe_object(resp.data, opts)
     end
     extend Gem::Deprecate