--- layout: "azurerm" page_title: "Azure Resource Manager: azurerm_route" sidebar_current: "docs-azurerm-resource-network-route" description: |- Creates a new Route Resource --- # azurerm\_route Creates a new Route Resource ## Example Usage ```hcl resource "azurerm_resource_group" "test" { name = "acceptanceTestResourceGroup1" location = "West US" } resource "azurerm_route_table" "test" { name = "acceptanceTestRouteTable1" location = "West US" resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}" } resource "azurerm_route" "test" { name = "acceptanceTestRoute1" resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}" route_table_name = "${azurerm_route_table.test.name}" address_prefix = "10.1.0.0/16" next_hop_type = "vnetlocal" } ``` ## Argument Reference The following arguments are supported: * `name` - (Required) The name of the route. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. * `resource_group_name` - (Required) The name of the resource group in which to create the route. * `route_table_name` - (Required) The name of the route table to which to create the route * `address_prefix` - (Required) The destination CIDR to which the route applies, such as 10.1.0.0/16 * `next_hop_type` - (Required) The type of Azure hop the packet should be sent to. Possible values are VirtualNetworkGateway, VnetLocal, Internet, VirtualAppliance and None * `next_hop_in_ip_address` - (Optional) Contains the IP address packets should be forwarded to. Next hop values are only allowed in routes where the next hop type is VirtualAppliance. ## Attributes Reference The following attributes are exported: * `id` - The Route ID. ## Import Routes can be imported using the `resource id`, e.g. ``` terraform import azurerm_route.testRoute /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/mygroup1/providers/Microsoft.Network/routeTables/mytable1/routes/myroute1 ```