roblox.com/catalog/[ASSET_ID] can no longer be used to link to any type of asset

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#1

The https://www.roblox.com/catalog/[ASSET_ID] URL structure used to be able to access asset pages for most types of assets on Roblox. The usage of it extended far beyond Catalog items (hats, shirts, pants) and could be used to access pages for assets like models, decals, or even games.

Currently, using the https://www.roblox.com/catalog/[ASSET_ID] structure for anything other than what can be purchased on the Catalog links to a 404 error. Now only the https://create.roblox.com/store/asset/148273670/shack or old https://www.roblox.com/library/148273670/shack structures are functional, and these are not nearly as all-encompassing as the long-standing /catalog/ structure, as they don’t include assets like games.

In the past when Roblox has adjusted the structure of their URLs the old system still remained functional. For example, long-retired URL structures like https://www.roblox.com/Catalog-Heaven-place?id=26838733 and https://roblox.com/games.aspx still link to their expected pages.

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#2

I have addressed this on my report, and they are also looking into it. So, don’t worry:

#3

This bug appears to be a slightly different bug to the one you linked. This bug refers to a regression in behaviour where-in catalog links no longer redirect to the equivalent creator dashboard page; the linked reply appears to be referencing a related yet-different bug where the group audit log is using the catalog link. Just thought I’d note this since the underlying issue to both of these bugs appears to be because catalog links no longer redirect, but the bugs themselves are slightly different and should probably be dealt with separately for best performance.

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#4

Dear developer,

We are sorry to hear that a feature that you are used to having work for you is now no longer working.

On February 4th 2025, it was decided that https://www.roblox.com/catalog/{assetId} would only work for assetTypes belonging to the avatar marketplace aka Catalog. Redirects to other types of assets and their corresponding urls will no longer be supported. We arrived at this decision after charting the incoming traffic for various non marketplace assetTypes, seeing that it was negligible and also taking into account that the rewritten urls for non-marketplace assets has existed for a very long time, 4-5 years in most cases.

To be clear, this is a list of the various AssetTypes and their corresponding urls you should be accessing them on going forward:

AssetType.Badge : https://www.roblox.com/badges/{badgeId:long}/seo-name
AssetType.Package: https://www.roblox.com/bundles/{bundleId:long}/seo-name
AssetType.GamePass: https://www.roblox.com/game-pass/{gamePassId:long}/seo-name
AssetType.Place: https://www.roblox.com/games/{gameId:long}/seo-name

For the following list of AssetTypes, you should be accessing them via the creator store hub:

AssetType.AdsVideo,
AssetType.Animation,
AssetType.Audio,
AssetType.Badge,
AssetType.Code,
AssetType.Decal,
AssetType.GamePass,
AssetType.HTML,
AssetType.Image,
AssetType.LocalizationTableManifest,
AssetType.LocalizationTableTranslation,
AssetType.Lua,
AssetType.Mesh,
AssetType.MeshPart,
AssetType.Model,
AssetType.Plugin,
AssetType.SolidModel,
AssetType.Text,
AssetType.TexturePack,
AssetType.Video,
AssetType.FontFamily

While we understand that there was never any formal communication that the redirects was supposed to be a temporary feature to aid in the transition as developers get used to the new url schemes, we ultimately have to make a call based on the level of usage to decide whether to continue supporting a very legacy feature. Maybe we could have communicated this decision better.

Once again, we apologize for any inconvenience caused. Having said that, if any roblox generated url is still pointing to /catalog assuming that the redirect feature will take you to the correct page, pls feel free to call out here because its our responsibility to make sure those links work, which is what @JuanGamerPlayz_RBLX was talking about on the other post. However, we will not be fixing old links posted on dev-forum ages ago and generally any links not generated by roblox or posted on a non-roblox website.

Please let us know if you have any concerns or feedback. Thank you :slight_smile:

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