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---
title: "addRouteMiddleware"
description: addRouteMiddleware() is a helper function to dynamically add middleware in your application.
---
# `addRouteMiddleware`
`addRouteMiddleware()` is a helper function to dynamically add route middleware in your Nuxt application.
::alert{type=info}
Route middleware are navigation guards stored in the [`middleware/`](/docs/guide/directory-structure/middleware) directory of your Nuxt application (unless [set otherwise](/docs/api/configuration/nuxt-config#middleware)).
::
## Usage
```js
addRouteMiddleware (name: string | RouteMiddleware, middleware?: RouteMiddleware, options: AddRouteMiddlewareOptions = {})
```
`addRouteMiddleware()` takes three arguments:
- **name** `type: string | RouteMiddleware`
`name` can be either a string or a function of type `RouteMiddleware`. Function takes the next route `to` as the first argument and the current route `from` as the second argument, both of which are Vue route objects.
Learn more about available properties of [route objects](/docs/api/composables/use-route).
- **middleware** `type: RouteMiddleware`
The second argument is a function of type `RouteMiddleware`. Same as above, it provides `to` and `from` route objects. It becomes optional if the first argument in `addRouteMiddleware()` is already passed as a function.
- **options** `type: AddRouteMiddlewareOptions`
An optional `options` argument lets you set the value of `global` to `true` to indicate whether the router middleware is global or not (set to `false` by default).
## Examples
### Anonymous Route Middleware
Anonymous route middleware does not have a name. It takes a function as the first argument, making the second `middleware` argument redundant:
```ts [plugins/my-plugin.ts]
export default defineNuxtPlugin(() => {
addRouteMiddleware((to, from) => {
if (to.path === '/forbidden') {
return false
}
})
})
```
### Named Route Middleware
Named route middleware takes a string as the first argument and a function as the second.
When defined in a plugin, it overrides any existing middleware of the same name located in the `middleware/` directory:
```ts [plugins/my-plugin.ts]
export default defineNuxtPlugin(() => {
addRouteMiddleware('named-middleware', () => {
console.log('named middleware added in Nuxt plugin')
})
})
```
### Global Route Middleware
Set an optional, third argument `{ global: true }` to indicate whether the route middleware is global:
```ts [plugins/my-plugin.ts]
export default defineNuxtPlugin(() => {
addRouteMiddleware('global-middleware', (to, from) => {
console.log('global middleware that runs on every route change')
},
{ global: true }
)
})
```