gentics · plyhun · Feb 5, 2026
diff --git a/doc/src/main/hugo/content/docs/authentication.asciidoc b/doc/src/main/hugo/content/docs/authentication.asciidoc
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ Gentics Mesh first and foremost keeps your content safe - all data including med
 That is why Gentics Mesh instances ship with an included ```anonymous``` user/role/group set. 
 If no authentication details are provided Gentics Mesh will automatically try to authenticate with the user ```anonymous```.
 
-TIP: Try our Gentics Mesh demo instance without authenticating yourself: ```https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/auth/me```. This link:/docs/api#auth[API endpoint] shows the currently authenticated user - which is ```anonymous```.
-
 You can assign ```readPublished``` permissions to the ```anonymous``` role for all elements you want to be publicly available.
 
 NOTE: Assigning further permissions would of course allow for other operations to be granted. 

diff --git a/doc/src/main/hugo/content/docs/cookbook/index.asciidoc b/doc/src/main/hugo/content/docs/cookbook/index.asciidoc
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ This document aims to provide you with suggestions and hints on how to deal with
 
 == Content
 
-Handling contents is fairly easy. You can either identify and load content using the UUIDs or a regular web path. 
+Handling contents is fairly easy. You can either identify and load content using the UUIDs or a regular web path. Examples:
 
-By Path: https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/webroot/yachts/indian-empress
+By Path: link:../api/#project__webroot__path__get[/api/v2/demo/webroot/yachts/indian-empress]
 
-By Uuid: https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/nodes/079ae5d5467447b99ae5d5467447b934
+By Uuid: link:../api/#project__nodes__nodeUuid__get[/api/v2/demo/nodes/079ae5d5467447b99ae5d5467447b934]
 
 You can either place the path or uuid to your content in a fragment `/demo#category/079ae5d5467447b99ae5d5467447b934` or in the regular web path `/demo/category/079ae5d5467447b99ae5d5467447b934`. Most modern single page application frameworks like angular or react support both variations.
 

diff --git a/doc/src/main/hugo/content/docs/features.asciidoc b/doc/src/main/hugo/content/docs/features.asciidoc
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ For more details see the documentation on link:{{< relref "building-blocks.ascii
 
 You can also specify dedicated paths for nodes using the ```urlFields``` schema property. You can add string or string list fields to your schema and list them via the ```urlFields``` property. Gentics Mesh will utilize these fields in nodes in order to retrieve the node.
 
-.Try the example
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/webroot/cars/outatime
-
 === API endpoints
 
 [options="header",cols="2*"]
@@ -67,10 +63,6 @@ https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/webroot/cars/outatime
 
 ==== Response Sample
 
-.Try the example
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/nodes/fc3c85be82584ae2bc85be82588ae2b0?resolveLinks=short
-
 [source,json]
 ----
 {
@@ -223,17 +215,7 @@ The demo app includes a navigation object showing just the top-level elements _A
 
 === Response Sample
 
-Retrieving a navigation object using the projects root node ```/``` including the top level navigation menu items.
-
-.Try the example
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/navroot/?resolveLinks=short&maxDepth=1
-
-The same can be achieved using the node specific navigation endpoint. In this case you can specify the root node of your navigation by providing the node uuid.
-
-.Try the example
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/nodes/688f7beae8d240bf8f7beae8d2a0bf2e/navigation?resolveLinks=short&maxDepth=1
+Retrieving a navigation object using the projects root node ```/``` including the top level navigation menu items. The same can be achieved using the node specific navigation endpoint. In this case you can specify the root node of your navigation by providing the node uuid.
 
 [source,json]
 ----
@@ -690,10 +672,6 @@ The ```breadcrumb``` property will be returned in all API responses containing n
 
 === Response Sample
 
-.Try the example
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/nodes/fc3c85be82584ae2bc85be82588ae2b0?resolveLinks=short
-
 [source,json]
 ----
 {
@@ -846,7 +824,7 @@ For example, the following will not work:
 | API endpoint
 | Response code
 | GET
-| /api/v2/docs/hello-world/example-page.html
+| {apiLatest}/docs/hello-world/example-page.html
 | 404
 |======
 
@@ -866,7 +844,7 @@ By prepending the path with a forward slash, the same request will resolve the n
 | API endpoint
 | Response code
 | GET
-| /api/v2/docs/hello-world/example-page.html
+| {apiLatest}/docs/hello-world/example-page.html
 | 200
 |======
 
@@ -911,17 +889,11 @@ NOTE: Each segment of the URL must be URL-encoded. A node's contents must provid
 
 ==== Fetch node with UUID
 
-.Try the example
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/nodes/fc3c85be82584ae2bc85be82588ae2b0?resolveLinks=short
-
 Loading the node with the given UUID using API endpoint ```GET {apiLatest}/:projectName/nodes/:nodeUuid```.
 
 ==== Fetch node with WebRoot path
 
-.Try the example
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/webroot/automobiles/ford-gt?resolveLinks=short
+Loading the node with the given web path using API endpoint ```GET {apiLatest}/:projectName/webroot/path/to/the/node```.
 
 === Query binary content by path
 The WebRoot API, furthermore, directly supports delivering binary content (e.g., images, documents, etc.) using the ```fileName``` meta-data field of the ```binary``` field.
@@ -932,39 +904,22 @@ NOTE: Downloads of resized images currently do not support byte range requests.
 
 ==== Fetch an image with UUID
 
-.Try the example
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/nodes/df8beb3922c94ea28beb3922c94ea2f6/binary/image
-
 Downloading a node's binary field with the given name using API endpoint ```GET {apiLatest}/:projectName/nodes/:nodeUuid/binary/:fieldName```.
 
 ==== Fetch an image with WebRoot path
 
-.Try the example
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/webroot/images/ford-gt.jpg
-
 TIP: When using a routing framework, in order to find out if a requested resource is binary data or JSON data you need to check the HTTP Content-Disposition response header. If it is set, it’s binary data.
 
 === Image manipulation by path
 In case, the binary data is an image, the WebRoot API allows to directly perform
 link:{{<relref "image-manipulation.asciidoc">}}[Image Manipulation] such as cropping and resizing.
 
-==== Crop and resize an image with UUID
-
-.Try the example
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/nodes/df8beb3922c94ea28beb3922c94ea2f6/binary/image?rect=10,100,800,400&w=300&crop=rect
+==== Crop and resize an image
 
-==== Crop and resize an image with WebRoot path
-
-.Try the example
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/webroot/images/ford-gt.jpg?rect=10,100,800,400&w=300&crop=rect
+The manipulation of an image, either over a UUID or path `GET` request, can be done by adding the corresponding query parameters, like: `?rect=10,100,800,400&w=300&crop=rect`
 
 Find out more about this topic in our blog post about https://getmesh.io/blog/gentics-mesh-image-manipulation/[Gentics Mesh's Image Manipulation API and Interface].
 
-
 == Link Resolving
 
 Link resolving represents the counterpart of the <<webroot, WebRoot API>> - a node UUID can be resolved into a WebRoot path.
@@ -1382,17 +1337,10 @@ Most API responses within Gentics Mesh contain a list of permissions. This list
 
 ==== Example
 
-.Try the example
-[TIP]
-Permission of user ```anonymous``` on node ```Delorean```
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/nodes/fc3c85be82584ae2bc85be82588ae2b0?version=published
-// TODO provide new example node, remove read permission for this example node only, add ?version=published to example code
-// TODO provide image with user - group - role for anonymous and permissions to specified node
-
+The permissions has been requested as follows: link:/docs/api/#project__webroot__path__get[{apiLatest}/demo/nodes/fd58237c79d64bf198237c79d6bbf107?version=published]
 
 [source,json,subs=attributes]
 -----
-// permissions for node https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/nodes/fd58237c79d64bf198237c79d6bbf107?version=published
 ...
   "permissions" : {
     "create" : false,        //create other nodes
@@ -1405,7 +1353,6 @@ https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/nodes/fc3c85be82584ae2bc85be82588ae2b0?v
 ...
 -----
 
-
 The example above shows that the requesting user ```anonymous``` has the ```readPublish``` permission on the requested node, only. This means the user is allowed to read the published version of the node but not previous versions or a draft version of the requested element.
 
 Furthermore the user is not allowed to
@@ -1453,16 +1400,10 @@ The link:/docs/api/#roles__roleUuid__permissions__pathToElement__get[```GET {api
 
 For example, the link:{{< relref "references.asciidoc" >}}#_authentication[authenticated] ```admin``` user is able to find out the configured permissions for role ```Public User``` on node ```fc3c85be82584ae2bc85be82588ae2b0```.
 
-.Try the example with user ```admin```
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/roles/10447951fd264e6a847951fd266e6ae6/permissions/projects/217f8c981ada4642bf8c981adaa642c3/nodes/88fac3fbc61041c1bac3fbc610d1c182
-Note, that a request with user ```anonymous``` will yield a _Missing object permissions_ error response.
-
+link:/docs/api/#roles__roleUuid__permissions__pathToElement__get[```GET {apiLatest}/roles/10447951fd264e6a847951fd266e6ae6/permissions/projects/217f8c981ada4642bf8c981adaa642c3/nodes/88fac3fbc61041c1bac3fbc610d1c182```]
 
 [source,bash,subs=attributes]
 -----
-GET https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/roles/10447951fd264e6a847951fd266e6ae6/permissions/projects/217f8c981ada4642bf8c981adaa642c3/nodes/88fac3fbc61041c1bac3fbc610d1c182
-
 RESPONSE
 {
     "create": false,
@@ -1476,14 +1417,10 @@ RESPONSE
 
 Alternatively, you can use query the element using the respective API endpoint (e.g. link:++/docs/api#project__nodes__get++[```GET {apiLatest}/projectName/nodes```]) and use the ```role``` query parameter to find out another role's (i.e. ```anonymous```) permissions on the element:
 
-.Try the example with user ```admin```
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/nodes/88fac3fbc61041c1bac3fbc610d1c182?role=10447951fd264e6a847951fd266e6ae6
+link:/docs/api#project__nodes__get[```GET {apiLatest}/demo/nodes/88fac3fbc61041c1bac3fbc610d1c182?role=10447951fd264e6a847951fd266e6ae6```]
 
 [source,bash,subs=attributes]
 -----
-GET https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/roles/10447951fd264e6a847951fd266e6ae6/permissions/projects/217f8c981ada4642bf8c981adaa642c3/nodes/88fac3fbc61041c1bac3fbc610d1c182
-
 RESPONSE
 ...
   "permissions" : { // permissions of requesting user admin
@@ -1506,11 +1443,8 @@ RESPONSE
 -----
 
 ==== Querying User Permissions
-The endpoint link:/docs/api/#users__userUuid__permissions__path__get[```GET {apiLatest}/users/:userUuid/permissions/:path```] provides a shortcut for querying permissions for specific users directly, e.g., for user ```anonymous```, which is essentially inheriting all permissions from role ```anonymous```.
 
-.Try the example
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/users/5fb9654c0b734e87b9654c0b736e8701/permissions/projects/217f8c981ada4642bf8c981adaa642c3/nodes/88fac3fbc61041c1bac3fbc610d1c182
+The endpoint link:/docs/api/#users__userUuid__permissions__path__get[```GET {apiLatest}/users/:userUuid/permissions/:path```] provides a shortcut for querying permissions for specific users directly, e.g., for user ```anonymous```, which is essentially inheriting all permissions from role ```anonymous```.
 
 === Assigning & Revoking Permissions
 
@@ -1547,9 +1481,10 @@ The following example shows how to grant the ```Editor Role``` role the permissi
 
 NOTE: Links used in the example require prior authentication with user admin (credentials: admin/admin). Please refer to the link:{{< relref "references.asciidoc" >}}#_authentication[authentication] section to learn about the different authentication mechanisms provided by Gentics Mesh. The https://insomnia.rest/[Insomnia] REST client can be used to build and invoke requests from your browser to Gentics Mesh.
 
+link:/docs/api#roles__roleUuid__permissions__path__post[```POST {apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/permissions/users```]
+
 [source,bash,subs=attributes]
 -----
-POST https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/permissions/users
 {
   "permissions": {
     "create": false,
@@ -1570,9 +1505,7 @@ POST https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/p
 }
 -----
 
-You can query the updated permissions with user ```admin```:
-
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/permissions/users
+You can query the updated permissions with user ```admin```: link:/docs/api#roles__roleUuid__permissions__path__get[```GET {apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/permissions/users```]
 
 ===== Role permissions
 All possible role permissions on users are summarized in the following table.
@@ -1604,9 +1537,10 @@ The following example shows how to grant the ```Editor Role``` role the permissi
 
 NOTE: Links used in the example require prior authentication with user admin (credentials: admin/admin). Please refer to the link:{{< relref "references.asciidoc" >}}#_authentication[authentication] section to learn about the different authentication mechanisms provided by Gentics Mesh. The https://insomnia.rest/[Insomnia] REST client can be used to build and invoke requests from your browser to Gentics Mesh.
 
+link:/docs/api#roles__roleUuid__permissions__path__post[```POST {apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/permissions/groups/df81c23d9ff1450081c23d9ff195005e```]
+
 [source,bash,subs=attributes]
 -----
-POST https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/permissions/groups/df81c23d9ff1450081c23d9ff195005e
 {
   "permissions": {
     "create": false,
@@ -1630,12 +1564,13 @@ POST https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/p
 
 You can query the updated permissions with user ```admin```:
 
-* https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/permissions/groups/df81c23d9ff1450081c23d9ff195005e
-* https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/permissions/users
+* link:/docs/api#roles__roleUuid__permissions__path__get[```GET {apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/permissions/groups/df81c23d9ff1450081c23d9ff195005e```]
+* link:/docs/api#roles__roleUuid__permissions__path__post[```GET {apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/permissions/users```]
 
-* or alternatively with
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/groups/df81c23d9ff1450081c23d9ff195005e?role=6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/groups/df81c23d9ff1450081c23d9ff195005e/users?role=6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f
+or alternatively with
+
+* link:/docs/api/#groups__groupUuid__get[```GET {apiLatest}/groups/df81c23d9ff1450081c23d9ff195005e?role=6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f```]
+* link:/docs/api/#groups__groupUuid__users_get[```GET {apiLatest}/groups/df81c23d9ff1450081c23d9ff195005e/users?role=6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f```]
 
 ===== Role permissions
 All possible role permissions on groups are summarized in the following table.
@@ -1669,9 +1604,10 @@ The following example shows how to grant the ```Editor Role``` role permissions
 
 NOTE: Links used in the example require prior authentication with user admin (credentials: admin/admin). Please refer to the link:{{< relref "references.asciidoc" >}}#_authentication[authentication] section to learn about the different authentication mechanisms provided by Gentics Mesh. The https://insomnia.rest/[Insomnia] REST client can be used to build and invoke requests from your browser to Gentics Mesh.
 
+link:/docs/api/#roles__roleUuid__permissions__path__post[```POST {apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/permissions/roles```]
+
 [source,bash,subs=attributes]
 -----
-POST https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/permissions/roles
 {
   "permissions": {
     "create": true,
@@ -1694,10 +1630,11 @@ POST https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/p
 
 You can query the updated permissions with user ```admin```:
 
-* https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/permissions/roles
+* link:/docs/api/#roles__roleUuid__permissions__path__get[```GET {apiLatest}/roles/6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f/permissions/roles```]
+
+or alternatively with
 
-* or alternatively with
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/roles?role=6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f
+* /docs/api/#roles__get[```GET {apiLatest}/roles?role=6754d83b086244d894d83b086204d87f```]
 
 ===== Role permissions
 All possible role permissions on roles are summarized in the following table.

diff --git a/doc/src/main/hugo/content/docs/getting-started.asciidoc b/doc/src/main/hugo/content/docs/getting-started.asciidoc
@@ -12,21 +12,6 @@ Gentics Mesh is a headless CMS which provides developers with HTTP based API's t
 
 A headless CMS just provides an API (REST/GraphQL) instead of serving or rendering the pages directly. The template handling is done in your front-end. This gives the developers the freedom to choose the technology stack they like. The CMS no longer dictates this.
 
-== Quickstart
-
-If you don't have much time:
-
-* Try the link:https://demo.getmesh.io/mesh-ui/[UI] with login (admin/admin) for playing around with Gentics Mesh and it's user interface.
-* Changes can be viewed in the link:https://demo.getmesh.io/demo/[demo front-end]
-
-[subs=attributes]
-++++
-<ul><li>
-<a href="https://demo.getmesh.io/api/v1/demo/graphql/browser/#query=%7B%0A%20%20node(path%3A%20%22%2Fyachts%2Fpelorus%22)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20fields%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20...%20on%20vehicle%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20name%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20description%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D" target="_blank">You can also use GraphQL</a></li></ul>
-++++
-
-* Head over to the <<tldr,TL;DR>> section to find out everything you need to know and what makes Gentics Mesh special.
-
 == Run with Docker
 === Run empty demo container
 

diff --git a/doc/src/main/hugo/content/docs/graphql.asciidoc b/doc/src/main/hugo/content/docs/graphql.asciidoc
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ The search query is an escaped JSON object which represents the a regular https:
 
 include::content/docs/examples/graphql/node-search-query[]
 
-[subs=attributes]
-++++
-<a href="https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/graphql/browser/#query=query%20stuff(%24esQuery%3A%20String)%20%7B%0A%20%20nodes(query%3A%20%24esQuery)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20elements%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20uuid%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20...%20on%20vehicle%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20fields%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20slug%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20totalCount%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%0A&variables=%7B%0A%20%20%22esQuery%22%3A%20%22%7B%5C%22query%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22query_string%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22query%5C%22%3A%5C%22car%5C%22%7D%7D%7D%22%0A%7D&operationName=stuff" target="_blank">Example using variables</a>
-++++
-
 === Using pagination
 
 Similar to the REST API a value based pagination system is implemented. 
@@ -147,11 +142,7 @@ Many tasks can be done by both the search and the filtering feature. Here are a
 
 We have integrated the interactive https://github.com/graphql/graphiql[GraphiQL]footnote:[https://github.com/graphql/graphiql[GraphiQL] is owned and developed by Facebook Inc. Usage is subject to the https://github.com/gentics/mesh/blob/dev/verticles/graphql/src/main/resources/graphiql/LICENSE[LICENSE AGREEMENT For GraphiQL software].] browser into Gentics Mesh so you can easily play with the API.
 
-.Try the example
-[TIP]
-https://demo.getmesh.io{apiLatest}/demo/graphql/browser/[Live Demo]
-
-Alternatively, you can download Gentics Mesh and test the API locally.
+You can link:../getting-started/#_run_with_docker[download Gentics Mesh] and test the API locally.
 Once authenticated you can access the interactive GraphiQL browser at ```{apiLatest}/:projectName/graphql/browser/``` .
 
 NOTE: The GraphiQL browser currently does not support the `branch` or `version` query parameter.