# Declare the route inside the action

> Put the route in the route option of NEWACTION and keep the URL, the validation and the code in one place.

Framework: total5
Product: Total.js 5 (total5@0.0.19)
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Instead of a separate `ROUTE()` line, an action can carry its own route in the `route` option. The action is then the single source of truth for its URL, input and behavior.

```js definitions/ping.js
NEWACTION('Ping/exec', {
	name: 'Ping',
	route: 'GET /ping/',
	action: function($) {
		$.success('pong');
	}
});
```