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TommyPa1
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February 6, 2026
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EDS Authoring Issue with PDFs linked on pages not previewing

  • February 6, 2026
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  • My company had external contract hires to build out a site that is actually super simple.
  • It offers access to the AEM Assets( DAM) but also 6 other short pages with informative content and no more than 6 buttons on each page linking to a PDF housed in the DAM. 
  • I feel the external team wrote too much code and did not leverage out of the box options.
  • I now have a EDS AEM site that can only be authored through DA.live.  
  • I have attempted to work around a lot of issues with the available tools and Experience League articles, but not getting anywhere.
  • Just trying to find the easiest way to provide a preview on a PDF file before accepting to download
    Best answer by cmillar_adobe

    A couple things to hopefully de-mystify what you’re experiencing. It’s not exactly clear to me what your specific issue is, so I’ll do my best to cover all possible answers.

    1. Edge Delivery supports publishing PDFs that are 20MB and under. Anything above this and you will need to host it on AEM Assets. To use Edge Delivery end to end for PDFs:
      1. Drag the (less than 20MB) PDF into the browse list on DA. It will turn green on hover.
      2. Click on the PDF in the list after upload, it should be at the top.
      3. Press paper plane > publish.
      4. You will be taken to your PDF.
    2. Your dev team is responsible for how the PDF is then used on your site.
      1. You can simply paste a link to the PDF on whatever page you want it. Most browsers will provide a preview when the link is clicked.
      2. There is no built-in HTML inline / embedded preview out of the box for Edge Delivery. We recommend using the free version Adobe provides. Again, someone will need to write the code to integrate this, but it should be easy. DA itself uses this exact same SDK.
    3. If you are dealing with a PDF above 20MB, then you will need to get a publicly available link to the asset. Ideally, one that has your production domain and not a publish or delivery URL. Once you get this link, you can follow step 2 above.
    4. If your team architected your site to specifically require AEM Assets regardless of size, your hunch about “too much code” may be correct. Getting a PDF on an Edge Delivery page is usually a 4 step process (as outlined above).

    2 replies

    kautuk_sahni
    Community Manager
    kautuk_sahniCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    February 11, 2026

    ​@MukeshYadav_ ​@mbartlett ​@konstantyn_diachenko ​@Rohan_Garg Wanted to loop you in and see if you have any perspective or lessons learned that could help us here. Your insight would be helpful, thank you!

    Kautuk Sahni
    C
    Adobe Employee
    cmillar_adobeAdobe EmployeeAccepted solution
    Adobe Employee
    February 15, 2026

    A couple things to hopefully de-mystify what you’re experiencing. It’s not exactly clear to me what your specific issue is, so I’ll do my best to cover all possible answers.

    1. Edge Delivery supports publishing PDFs that are 20MB and under. Anything above this and you will need to host it on AEM Assets. To use Edge Delivery end to end for PDFs:
      1. Drag the (less than 20MB) PDF into the browse list on DA. It will turn green on hover.
      2. Click on the PDF in the list after upload, it should be at the top.
      3. Press paper plane > publish.
      4. You will be taken to your PDF.
    2. Your dev team is responsible for how the PDF is then used on your site.
      1. You can simply paste a link to the PDF on whatever page you want it. Most browsers will provide a preview when the link is clicked.
      2. There is no built-in HTML inline / embedded preview out of the box for Edge Delivery. We recommend using the free version Adobe provides. Again, someone will need to write the code to integrate this, but it should be easy. DA itself uses this exact same SDK.
    3. If you are dealing with a PDF above 20MB, then you will need to get a publicly available link to the asset. Ideally, one that has your production domain and not a publish or delivery URL. Once you get this link, you can follow step 2 above.
    4. If your team architected your site to specifically require AEM Assets regardless of size, your hunch about “too much code” may be correct. Getting a PDF on an Edge Delivery page is usually a 4 step process (as outlined above).
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