Structuring Routes

Lesson in the Next.js Roadmap · Stage 14: Structuring Routes

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Structuring Routes?

Structuring routes in Next.js involves organizing your project's file system to define the different URLs (or routes) of your application. Each file within the app directory (or pages directory in older versions) corresponds to a specific route. The file's location and name directly determine the URL path that users will access. This file-system-based routing simplifies navigation and makes it easy to create a well-organized web application.

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Free resources to learn Structuring Routes

Official docsProject structure and organization for App Router
Official docsProject Structure and Organization for Pages Router
VideoNext.js 15 Tutorial - Project Structure

Structuring Routes: common questions

Can I learn Structuring Routes in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Structuring Routes in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Structuring Routes tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 34 of 94 in the free Next.js roadmap, in stage 14, Structuring Routes. If you are new to Next.js, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.