---
title: "WebDAV access using web browsers"
description: "Browse and download Data Store files over WebDAV in any web browser."
type: Guide
tags:
  - WebDAV
  - Web Browser
generated:
  by: "claude/opus-5"
  at: "2026-09-11T00:00:00Z"
sources:
  - id: cyverse-learning-materials
    resource: "https://github.com/CyVerse-learning-materials/learning-materials-home/blob/b7392d21be4fd6a67d051847f98c81a18e058a12/docs/ds/webdav/browser.md"
    title: "CyVerse Learning Materials: docs/ds/webdav/browser.md"
    author: "team:cyverse"
    last_modified: "2025-03-27T13:53:00-07:00"
---

# WebDAV access using web browsers

WebDAV, an extension of HTTP, allows browsing and downloading data directly through any web browser.

## :material-google-chrome: Connect to the Data Store

In your web browser, enter the URL of the data location.

![browser_webdav_connect](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/assets/ds/browser_webdav_connect.png){ width="600" }

If the data requires authentication, you will be prompted to log in:

- **Username:** `<CyVerse username>`
- **Password:** `<CyVerse password>`

For anonymous access:

- **Username:** `anonymous`
- **Password:** (leave empty)


![browser_webdav_login](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/assets/ds/browser_webdav_login.png){ width="300" }

Web browsers allow you to list directories, view text file contents, and download files. To manage data fully (e.g., upload, move, or delete files), use **GoCommands**, **iCommands**, **SFTP**, or **WebDAV Command-line Tools** instead.

---

## :material-web: Data Locations

1. **User Data**  
    Users can access their data at:

    ```sh
    https://data.cyverse.org/dav/iplant/home/<username>/
    ```

2. **Public Data (Read-Only Access)**  
    Anonymous users can access public data at:  
    ```sh
    https://data.cyverse.org/dav-anon/
    ```

3. **Community/Project Data**  
    To access project-specific data stored in iRODS at `/iplant/home/shared/<project>/`, use:
    ```sh
    https://data.cyverse.org/dav/iplant/projects/<project>/
    ```

4. **CyVerse Curated Data (DOI-Backed Datasets)**  
    Access curated datasets with DOIs in the Data Commons at:
    ```sh
    https://data.cyverse.org/dav-anon/iplant/commons/cyverse_curated/
    ```

<p class="carc-provenance" markdown>Adapted from [CyVerse Learning Materials](https://github.com/CyVerse-learning-materials/learning-materials-home/blob/b7392d21be4fd6a67d051847f98c81a18e058a12/docs/ds/webdav/browser.md){target=_blank} (last source update 2025-03-27), CC BY 4.0. Spotted a problem? [Open an issue](https://github.com/UNM-CARC/cyverse/issues){target=_blank}.</p>