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josephambrose
josephambrose
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February 11, 2025
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Does the EDS server intentionally block direct access to nav.html and footer.html?

  • February 11, 2025
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I am trying to access nav.html and footer.html directly from scripts, but I am consistently getting a 404 error. Is EDS intentionally blocking access to nav.html and footer.html?

However, I am able to access nav.plain.html and footer.plain.html without any issues. The problem is that plain HTML does not include data attributes, making styling more difficult.

Is there any way to directly retrieve the full header and footer HTML using URLs like:

https://<branch>--<repo>--<owner>.aem.page/nav.html
https://<branch>--<repo>--<owner>.aem.page/footer.html

Right now, both URLs return 404 errors. Let me know if there’s a workaround!

Best answer by arunpatidar

Hi @josephambrose 

It seems so. Please reach out to Adobe to get workaround or explain your use case.

https://discord.com/channels/1131492224371277874/1144495462255185971 

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arunpatidar
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arunpatidarCommunity AdvisorAccepted solution
Community Advisor
July 1, 2025

Hi @josephambrose 

It seems so. Please reach out to Adobe to get workaround or explain your use case.

https://discord.com/channels/1131492224371277874/1144495462255185971 

Arun Patidar
    Mohit_KBansal
    Adobe Employee
    Mohit_KBansalAdobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    July 1, 2025

    @josephambrose EDS does not use .html extn for pages. You can access below nav & footer via below urls

     

    https://<branch>--<repo>--<owner>.aem.page/nav https://<branch>--<repo>--<owner>.aem.page/footer
      kautuk_sahni
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      kautuk_sahniCommunity Manager
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      July 2, 2025

      @josephambrose Just checking in — were you able to resolve your issue?
      We’d love to hear how things worked out. If the suggestions above helped, marking a response as correct can guide others with similar questions. And if you found another solution, feel free to share it — your insights could really benefit the community. Thanks again for being part of the conversation!

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