Phonegap Cordova Ajax requests 404 (Not Found) Error

I had the same issue and had to install the cordova-plugin-whitelist

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-whitelist

Credit goes to this stackoverflow article - Ajax Command to request URL no longer working

It should actually add the cordova whitelist plugin :

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-whitelist

or in your config.xml file :

<plugin name="cordova-plugin-whitelist" spec="1" />

but if you are using the online phonegap build service the syntax is different. You have to add the following line in your config.xml file :

<gap:plugin name="cordova-plugin-whitelist" source="npm" />

and authorize cross domain requests :

<access origin="*" />
<allow-intent href="*" />
<allow-navigation href="*" />

This is not recommended because a wildcard is used everywhere and everything is permitted. But it is perfect for your tests.

This worked for me. The only difference is in my config.xml I had to put it in an node for it to take effect.

My example below:

<platform name="android">
    <allow-intent href="market:*" />
    <access origin="*" />
    <allow-intent href="*" />
    <allow-navigation href="*" />
</platform>