Display directions

Learn how to add the Directions component to a map.

Routing is finding the path from an origin to a destination in a street network. You can use the Directions component to find routes and directions between two or more locations. The component provides a user-friendly interface to find routes and directions. You can also use the route module to find routes and directions programmatically. See the Find a route and directions tutorial for more information on using the route service.

Prerequisites

Steps

Create a new pen

1. To get started, either complete the Display a map tutorial or use this pen.

Get an access token

You need an access token with the correct privileges to access the location services used in this tutorial.

1. Go to the Create an API key tutorial and create an API key with the following privilege(s):
   
   • Privileges
     • Location services > Basemaps
     • Location services > Geocoding
     • Location services > Routing
2. In CodePen, set esriConfig.apiKey to your access token.
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     var esriConfig = {
       apiKey: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
     };
   

To learn about other ways to get an access token, go to Types of authentication.

Update the map

A streets basemap layer is typically used in routing applications. Update the basemap attribute to use the arcgis/navigation basemap layer and change the position of the map to center on Los Angeles.

1. Update the basemap, center and zoom attributes.
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       <arcgis-map basemap="arcgis/navigation" center="-118.24532, 34.05398" zoom="12">
   
         <arcgis-zoom position="top-left"></arcgis-zoom>
   
       </arcgis-map>
   

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Add the Directions component

1. Add the arcgis-directions component with its position set to be the top-right corner of the map. Adding the use-default-route-layer attribute will automatically create and associate a default RouteLayer with the map. Alternatively, you can manually set the layer property to an existing RouteLayer instance in the map.

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       <arcgis-map basemap="arcgis/navigation" center="-118.24532, 34.05398" zoom="12">
   
         <arcgis-zoom position="top-left"></arcgis-zoom>
   
         <arcgis-directions position="top-right" use-default-route-layer></arcgis-directions>
   
       </arcgis-map>
   

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Run the App

In CodePen, run your code to display the map.

You can add stops by searching for addresses or clicking a location on the map and set other options to find the appropriate route and directions between the stops.

What's next?

Learn how to use additional API features and ArcGIS services in these tutorials:

• Search for an address
• Find a route and directions
• Find service areas