# GET /REST/v1/Routes/FromMajorRoads stops working

Calls to /REST/v1/Routes/FromMajorRoads on Bing Maps API stopped working on September 30, 2024.

- API: Bing Maps API (dev.virtualearth.net)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: September 30, 2023
- Takes effect: September 30, 2024
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `/REST/v1/Routes/FromMajorRoads`
- Source: [Announcement](https://blogs.bing.com/maps/2023/9/Routing-API-Breaking-Change-and-Retirement-Announcements/)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/bing-maps-api/breaking-changes/get-rest-v1-routes-frommajorroads-stops-working/

## What to use instead

Calculate each route with GET /REST/v1/Routes from chosen major-road start points, or move to Azure Maps Route.

The API has no direct replacement; the start points must be chosen by the application.

## Bing Maps API's words

> The Calculate Routes from Major Roads API allows you to calculate routes to a location from major roads in four directions (West, North, East and South). This API will be retired on September 30, 2024.