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# requestsAlternateRoutes

A Boolean value that indicates whether your app requests multiple routes when they’re available.

```
var requestsAlternateRoutes: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

When this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>, the server returns a single route between the start and end points. When this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, the server may return additional routes for the user to follow. The server returns additional routes only if they’re available and represent a reasonable path that the user might take.

The default value of this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

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