---
title: routes.setLocation | Doing Work API
description: Save the map point for a job's address, so routes.day can give it to you with each stop (owner or office). Look the address up with your own maps tools, or
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/routes-setlocation/
---

# routes.setLocation

Save the map point for a job's address, so routes.day can give it to you with each stop (owner or office). Look the address up with your own maps tools, or have a person type it in. Doing Work does not look addresses up. The point is kept for this shop's jobs at the same address.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | `POST /v1/routes/setLocation` |
| MCP tool | `routes_setLocation` |
| Writes | yes, send an Idempotency-Key |
| Area | [Shop](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#shop) |

## When to use it

Save the map point for a job's address, so routes.day can give it to you with each stop (owner or office). Look the address up with your own maps tools, or have a person type it in.

## What to tell the owner

Say what you did in plain words and what happens next.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `job_id` | string (uuid) | no |
| `visit_id` | string (uuid) | no |
| `lat` | number | yes |
| `lng` | number | yes |
| `source` | string (one of agent, typed) | no |

## Example

```http
POST https://doingwork.work/v1/routes/setLocation
content-type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c...

{
  "lat": "...",
  "lng": "..."
}
```

## Output

JSON. The response shape isn't published yet; read the fields you need and ignore the rest. Errors are `{code, message, status}`.

## Errors

| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| `invalid_input`, `invalid_token`, `rate_limited` |  | Can happen on any call. See [errors](https://doingwork.work/docs/errors/). |