---
title: DirectionsConstructorOptions
framework: mapkitjs
role: symbol
role_heading: Interface
path: mapkitjs/directionsconstructoroptions
---

# DirectionsConstructorOptions

Options that you may provide when creating a directions object.

## Declaration

```data
interface DirectionsConstructorOptions
```

## Overview

Overview Use DirectionsConstructorOptions to set options when creating a Directions object. If you set language to a language ID, such as fr-CA or en-GB, MapKit JS returns step-by-step directions in the specified language, if available. If you don’t set language when initializing a Directions object, the directions default to the language ID you provide when initializing the map with init(options). If the map doesn’t have a specified language upon initialization, MapKit JS returns directions in the browser’s language setting. Set the language option when creating a Directions object as in the code below: const directions = new mapkit.Directions({     language: "en-GB" });

## Topics

### Initializing language

- [language](mapkitjs/directionsconstructoroptions/language.md)

## See Also

### Creating a directions object

- [new Directions(options)](mapkitjs/directions/directionsconstructor.md)