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Published Sep. 10, 2025

Headless API call returns 500

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Pooja Bhambani

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Issue

  • When performing a request to the Headless API without authentication, it throws a 500 error code.
  • Steps to reproduce:
    1. Perform a GET request to http://localhost:8080/o/headless-delivery/v1.0/sites/Guest/structured-contents
    Expected Result: If any headless API request is performed, it must show a forbidden entity.
    Actual Result: If any headless API request is performed, it shows a 500 error code.

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.4

Resolution

  • The observed behavior is a known Liferay DXP bug which has been addressed in Liferay DXP 7.4 Update 4.

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