# Get routes for hazmat load _Implement Using:_ [Directions Flexible API](https://docs.nextbillion.ai/routing/directions-api#directions-flexible-api) To get routes for safely transporting hazardous material, use the `hazmat_type` parameter of the Directions Flexible API to avoid unsafe routes for your truck. Users need to provide the type of material that is being carried by the truck to get the legal routes as per the contents of the truck load. In this example, we will generate such a route by configuring: - `origin` & `destination` to to denote the starting and end locations of the trip - `mode` set to “truck” to get a route which a car can take - `hazmat_type` parameter set to “circumstantial” - `option` set to “flexible” ### Request ```bash curl --location 'https://api.nextbillion.io/directions/json?origin=34.04990727,-96.37385973&destination=34.14289606,-96.37330388&mode=truck&key=&option=flexible&hazmat_type=circumstantial' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' ``` ### Response ```json { "status": "Ok", "routes": [ { "geometry": 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"value": 3 } }, { "geometry": "cpkoEv{ekQ??", "start_location": { "latitude": 34.14289, "longitude": -96.37324 }, "end_location": { "latitude": 34.14289, "longitude": -96.37324 }, "distance": { "value": 0 }, "duration": { "value": 0 } } ] } ] } ] } ``` Following is a visual representation of the above route on a map. We can observe that a direct route was avoided and a longer, but legal route was suggested due to the hazmat settings configured in the input request. ![documentation image](https://static.nextbillion.io/docs-next/docs/navigation/api/get-routes-for-hazmat-load.webp)