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---
title: 'Navigation'
description: 'The navigation field in mint.json defines the pages that go in the navigation menu'
icon: 'map'
---
The navigation menu is the list of links on every website.
You will likely update `mint.json` every time you add a new page. Pages do not show up automatically.
## Navigation syntax
Our navigation syntax is recursive which means you can make nested navigation groups. You don't need to include `.mdx` in page names.
<CodeGroup>
```json Regular Navigation
"navigation": [
{
"group": "Getting Started",
"pages": ["quickstart"]
}
]
```
```json Nested Navigation
"navigation": [
{
"group": "Getting Started",
"pages": [
"quickstart",
{
"group": "Nested Reference Pages",
"pages": ["nested-reference-page"]
}
]
}
]
```
</CodeGroup>
## Folders
Simply put your MDX files in folders and update the paths in `mint.json`.
For example, to have a page at `https://yoursite.com/your-folder/your-page` you would make a folder called `your-folder` containing an MDX file called `your-page.mdx`.
<Warning>
You cannot use `api` for the name of a folder unless you nest it inside another folder. Mintlify uses Next.js which reserves the top-level `api` folder for internal server calls. A folder name such as `api-reference` would be accepted.
</Warning>
```json Navigation With Folder
"navigation": [
{
"group": "Group Name",
"pages": ["your-folder/your-page"]
}
]
```
## Hidden Pages
MDX files not included in `mint.json` will not show up in the sidebar but are accessible through the search bar and by linking directly to them.