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title: "Loading third-party scripts with next/script"
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  - id: S1
    title: "Scripts"
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  - id: S2
    title: "Script"
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# Loading third-party scripts with next/script

**Answer:** Import `next/script` to load third-party scripts with an explicit loading strategy such as `afterInteractive` or `lazyOnload`.

## See also

- [nextjs-fonts](https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/nextjs-fonts/)
- [nextjs-images](https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/nextjs-images/)

## Claims

- id: C1
  claim: Load third-party scripts with next/script.
  source: S1
  evidence: "To load a third-party script for multiple routes, import `next/script`"

- id: C2
  claim: Script strategy controls loading.
  source: S2
  evidence: "The loading strategy of the script. There are four different strategies that can be used:"

- id: C3
  claim: beforeInteractive belongs in the root layout.
  source: S2
  evidence: "Scripts with the `beforeInteractive` strategy must be placed inside a [root layout](/docs/app/api-reference/file-conventions/layout#root-layout),"

- id: C4
  claim: Refer to the strategy API reference.
  source: S1
  evidence: "Refer to the [`next/script`](/docs/app/api-reference/components/script#strategy) API reference documentation to learn more"

## Sources

- [S1] Scripts. Next.js docs. https://nextjs.org/docs/app/guides/scripts . License: MIT (vercel/next.js). Accessed 2026-11-09.

- [S2] Script. Next.js docs. https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/components/script . License: MIT (vercel/next.js). Accessed 2026-11-09.


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