diff --git a/route/api/BUILD.bazel b/route/api/BUILD.bazel
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+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//proto:def.bzl", "go_proto_library")
+
+proto_library(
+    name = "bio_route_proto",
+    srcs = ["route.proto"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = ["//github.com/bio-routing/bio-rd/net/api:api_proto"],
+)
+
+go_proto_library(
+    name = "bio_route_go_proto",
+    importpath = "github.com/bio-routing/bio-rd/route/api",
+    proto = ":bio_route_proto",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = ["//github.com/bio-routing/bio-rd/net/api:go_default_library"],
+)
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    embed = [":bio_route_go_proto"],
+    importpath = "github.com/bio-routing/bio-rd/route/api",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)