ERROR 404.3 Not Found for JSON file

Question

I have been getting the "ERROR 404.3 Not Found" for JSON file that I am calling using AJAX call on "Internet Information Services 7.5" even after I have activated all the "Application Development Features". Other than JSON file, all other files are getting loaded.

I am running an HTML page on IIS server on my local machine.

If I open the file directly then there is no problem at all. When I host the files on an online server it works fine.

Any quick help will be much appreciated.

score 110 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 15 '14 at 18:13

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As suggested by @ancajic i put the below code after connectionString tag in my web.config file and it worked.

  <system.webServer>
    <staticContent>
      <mimeMap fileExtension=".json" mimeType="application/json" />
    </staticContent>
  </system.webServer>

answered Apr 15 '14 at 18:13

Himanshu

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Thanks I was having trouble figuring out where to put and knowing to put it inside of was what made it work! Thanks! – Rich Finelli Jun 18 '15 at 15:20
where do I find web.config file? – userJT May 24 '17 at 14:50

score 33 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 04 '14 at 15:50

As said by @elasticman, it is necessary to open IIS Manager -> Mime types -> Add a new mime type with

Extension: .json MIME Type: application/json

But for me that still wasn't enough. I have an ASP.NET MVC 4 application, and I had to modify my root Web.config file.

Insert

<staticContent>
  <mimeMap fileExtension=".json" mimeType="application/json" />
</staticContent>

somewhere inside your

<system.webServer>
    ...
</system.webServer>

score 28 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 11 '13 at 08:55

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Is the file you try to receive in the same domain? Or do you fetch the json from another server? If it is hosted on a different domain, you'll have to use JSONP due to same origin policy.

answered Apr 11 '13 at 08:55

elasticman

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it's the same domain, below is the folder structure: root folder index.html - data/data.json - js/js.js – Nitin Suri Apr 11 '13 at 09:05
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Okay, the problem is that IIS has no JSON-File type by default (MIME) so you have to set it up: To set this for the entire server: 1. Open properties for your server in your IIS Manager and go for MIME Types. 2. Use "New" and enter "JSON" as extension and "application/json" for MIME. – elasticman Apr 11 '13 at 12:56
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thanks elasticman, iis has no json file type and does not recognise it. – Nitesh Jun 03 '14 at 11:13

Udara Kasun · Answer 4 · 2019-10-22T03:33:53.833

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Option 1

Go to IIs
Select Website
Double Click Mime Type Icon Under IIs
Click Add Link in right hand side
File Name Extension = .json Mime Type = application/json
Click Ok.

Option 2

Update your web.config file like this

<system.webServer>
    <staticContent>
      <mimeMap fileExtension=".json" mimeType="application/json" />
    </staticContent>
</system.webServer>

I hope your problem is resolved

edited Oct 22 '19 at 03:33

answered Dec 28 '17 at 05:19

Udara Kasun

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score 9 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 19 '15 at 22:56

If you are using IIS Express with Visual Studio, IIS Manager won't work for IIS Express. Instead, you need to open this config file from %userprofile%\documents\IISExpress\config\applicationhost.config and insert

<staticContent>
  <mimeMap fileExtension=".json" mimeType="application/json" />
</staticContent>

along with all other pre-defined mime types.

score 6 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 22 '14 at 05:19

I've applied the following settings on the IIS was right.

1.Open IIS Manager

2.Display properties for the IIS Server

3.Click MIME Types and then add the JSON extension:

File name extension: .json

MIME type: application/json

4.Go back to the properties for IIS Server

5.Click on Handler Mappings

Add a script map

Request path: *.json

Executable: C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\asp.dll Name: JSON

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Jul 22 '16 at 08:48

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I haven't the same problem but for me (Windows Server 2003 IIS 6) the MIME type application/json not work. I use text/plain and work perfect (You not need restart the server)

answered Jul 22 '16 at 08:48

Antonio Garcia Marin

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BadHeuristics · Answer 8 · 2017-04-21T20:43:37.963

To solve this problem with an Azure App Service:

Use FTP or the Kudu dashboard to add this file one level above wwwroot--

/site/applicationHost.xdt:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration xmlns:xdt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/XML-Document-Transform">
  <system.webServer>
    <staticContent>
      <mimeMap fileExtension=".json" mimeType="application/json" xdt:Transform="InsertBefore(/configuration/system.webServer/staticContent/*[1])" />
    </staticContent>
  </system.webServer>
</configuration>

Then, under Application settings in the Azure Portal, add a Handler mapping:

.json      C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\asp.dll

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