# move

Starts or stops bot movement and rotation.

```javascript
Bot.move(instruction, state);
```

```snippet playground-input-2k8u0pPON3
`instruction` | yes | The movement instruction. One of the following:<br>`"FORWARD"` – start/stop forward movement<br>`"BACKWARD"` – start/stop backward movement<br>`"LEFT"` – start/stop turning left<br>`"RIGHT"` – start/stop turning right<br>`"FLY"` – start/stop flying<br>`"STOP"` – stops all movements
`state`       | yes | The control state of the instruction:<br>`"START"` – starts the instruction<br>`"STOP"` – stops the instruction
```

## Output

Function returns a Promise with the following data:

| Variable | Type | Description |
|----------|------|-------------|
| `success` | bool | True if command completed successfully |
| `error`  | string | Error string if command has failed |

## Details

This function allows direct control over the bot’s movement.

It may be slightly laggy — for more precise movement, use [`Bot.walkTo()`](https://b) instead.  
For tracking movement updates, use the [self_position](/doc/6967ce73-83ab-4df2-9e4f-cdc2ffec736b) event, which reports bot position changes.

## Examples

```javascript
Bot.move("FORWARD", "START");

// Walk forward for 2 seconds

await process.sleep(2_000);

Bot.move("FORWARD", "STOP");
```