Directions API

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Turn-by-turn navigation with a clean, easy-to-render instruction list for car, bike and foot.

Overview

The Directions API returns turn-by-turn navigation between two or more waypoints. Each step comes with human-readable text, distance, duration, maneuver type and the exact location — ready to render in a navigation UI. It supports driving, cycling and walking, plus alternative routes in one call.

API reference

GET/api/1/directions

Parameter	Type	Status	Description
point	string	Required	Waypoint as lat,lng. Repeat the parameter for each stop (minimum 2).
profile	string	Optional	Travel mode: driving, cycling or walking.
alternatives	integer	Optional	Number of alternative routes to also return (0–3).
lang	string	Optional	Language code for the instruction text.

Example request

Credit cost: 1 credit

curl "https://osrmroute.com/api/1/directions?point=40.3777,49.8516&point=40.40,49.86&profile=driving&key=YOUR_KEY"

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