--- source: https://qlik.dev/manage/data-files/create-datafiles/ last_updated: 2026-04-20T13:34:03+01:00 --- # Create data files in Qlik Cloud ## Overview In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to create a new data file via direct file upload, and how to duplicate an existing data file. ## Requirements - If running the `@qlik/api` examples: - [`@qlik/api`](https://qlik.dev/toolkits/qlik-api). - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download) version 20 or higher. - An OAuth client that is a member of the space and has the `can manage` role. For more information, see [Working in shared spaces](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Spaces/working-in-shared-spaces.htm) on Qlik Help. - If running the qlik-cli examples: - [qlik-cli](https://qlik.dev/toolkits/qlik-cli/install-qlik-cli/) v2.19.0+. - A [valid context](https://qlik.dev/toolkits/qlik-cli/qlik-cli-contexts) created to your tenant. - If running the cURL examples, cURL for running the inline examples. - A text editor or IDE of your choice, for example, Visual Studio Code. > **Note:** The cURL examples in this tutorial show the command syntax for Windows Command Prompt. > If you are using another command line interface, different syntax may be required for line continuation. > You may also need to adjust the number and type of quotes surrounding the parameters and their values. ## Variable substitution and vocabulary Throughout this tutorial, variables will be used to communicate value placement. The variable substitution format is ``. Here is a list of variables referred to in this tutorial. | Variable | Description | | ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `` | The hostname for the initial tenant created during account onboarding. Such as `tenantname.region.qlikcloud.com`. | | `` | A bearer token for authorizing `https` requests to the ``. For more information, see [Authentication](https://qlik.dev/authenticate). | | `` | An OAuth client ID for authorizing requests if using the platform SDK. | | `` | An OAuth client secret for authorizing requests if using the platform SDK. | | `` | The path on your local system to a data file, such as `/path/to/datafile.csv`. | | `` | The name that will be displayed for the uploaded data file, for example `mydatafile.csv`. | | `` | The name of the shared space you'll create data files in. | | `` | The ID of the shared space ``. | | `` | The ID for the data file connection in ``. | | `` | The ID for the data file. | | `` | The ID for the data set generated from an uploaded data file. | ## Upload a data file Uploading a data file from your local system to Qlik Cloud can be done using the [Data files](https://qlik.dev/apis/rest/data-files) API. This tutorial series walks you through creating a new space, uploading files, updating files, and deleting them. ### Create a space Spaces are logical containers used to store content in Qlik Cloud tenants, and each space will automatically generate a data files connection, to which you can upload data. By default, if a space is not specified, the data file will be uploaded to your personal space. First, create a `shared` space using the [Spaces](https://qlik.dev/apis/rest/spaces) API with the POST method. The name of the space and the type of space is passed in the body of the request. ```bash curl -L "https:///api/v1/spaces" ^ -H "Authorization: Bearer " ^ -H "Content-Type: application/json" ^ -d "{ \"name\": \"\", \"type\": \"shared\" }" ``` ```bash qlik space create --name "" --type shared ``` The response should look something like this if using qlik-cli:
Example qlik-cli response ```json { "createdAt": "2023-04-25T11:07:58.974Z", "createdBy": "CBg-NdDpqyFZIHRxylm03Pr2Gp3U7Ynn", "description": "", "id": "", "meta": { "actions": [ "create", "delete", "read", "update" ], "assignableRoles": [ "consumer", "dataconsumer", "facilitator", "producer" ], "roles": [] }, "name": "", "ownerId": "CBg-NdDpqyFZIHRxylm03Pr2Gp3U7Ynn", "tenantId": "G8r1kgLOO2OQDx8twJrgLJN7MchF3hDk", "type": "shared", "updatedAt": "2023-04-25T11:07:58.974Z" } ```
Take note of the `` as it will be needed to find the connection ID for the data files connection that was automatically created in the space. ### Get the connection ID A data files connection allows you to interact with files uploaded to a space. To upload a data file to a space, you need to know the ID of the `Datafiles` connection in that space, which is unique to that space. To get the connection ID, use the [Data files](https://qlik.dev/apis/rest/data-files) API. ```bash curl -L "https:///api/v1/data-files/connections?spaceId=" ^ -H "Authorization: Bearer " ^ -H "Content-Type: application/json" ^ -H "Accept: application/json" ``` ```bash qlik data-file connection ls --spaceId ``` The response should look something like this if using qlik-cli:
Example qlik-cli response ```json [ { "id": "", "privileges": [ "read" ], "qArchitecture": 0, "qConnectStatement": "CUSTOM CONNECT TO \"provider=qix-datafiles.exe;path=:datafiles;\"", "qEngineObjectID": "967ee1bf-a2a8-4a50-81be-9574c75f3fb7", "qID": "967ee1bf-a2a8-4a50-81be-9574c75f3fb7", "qLogOn": 0, "qName": "DataFiles", "qType": "qix-datafiles.exe", "space": "", "tenant": "G8r1kgLOO2OQDx8twJrgLJN7MchF3hDk" } ] ```
From the response in the example, capture the ``, which you will use with the file upload request. ### Upload a new data file To upload a new data file to a space, use the [Data files](https://qlik.dev/apis/rest/data-files) API with the POST method. Add the filename and path of the local data file to the body of the request using the multipart/form-data format. You also need to pass the destination filename and connection ID in the body of the request, as shown in the following example. > **Note:** If you are uploading data files larger than 500 MB, you will need to adjust the > upload approach. This is because larger files must be uploaded to the > `temp-contents` API, which supports chunked uploads for these larger files. > When using qlik-cli, you add an additional flag, but for raw API approaches > you will need to amend your code. ```bash curl -L "https:///api/v1/data-files" ^ -H "Authorization: Bearer " ^ -H "Accept: application/json" ^ -F "file=@\"\"" ^ -F "json={\"name\":\"\",\"connectionId\":\"\"}" ``` This multi-step process supports files up to your entitled limits in Qlik Cloud. Instead of uploading directly to the `data-files` API, you upload first to `temp-contents` using a chunked upload, and then import this file to `data-files`. If you are using Windows, you should update the line continuation character to `^`. ```bash # Upload data file to temp-contents, and capture temp-contents file ID TEMP_CONT_ID=$(curl -L "https:///api/v1/temp-contents?filename=" -v \ -X POST \ -H "Authorization: Bearer " \ -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \ -H "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" \ -T "" 2>&1 \ | grep -F "< location:" | awk '{print $3}' | tr -d '[:space:]' | awk -F / '{print $NF}') # Create data-file from temp-contents curl -L "https:///api/v1/data-files" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer " \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -F "json={\"name\":\"\",\"connectionId\":\"\",\"tempContentFileId\":\"${TEMP_CONT_ID}\"}" ``` If your file is larger than 500 MB in size, add `--resumable` to have qlik-cli automatically handle the upload of this file via `temp-contents`. ```bash qlik data-file create --connectionId --name "" --file "" ``` This snippet can be pasted into a Qlik Automate workspace. Data files up to 20 MB in size are supported via this approach. ```json {"blocks":[{"id":"CE34F98D-6BA4-4DD1-A080-7525EF7940B2","type":"FormBlock","disabled":false,"name":"inputs","displayName":"Inputs","comment":"","childId":"9519B53A-E6F5-4EEE-866C-10948E9A62E3","inputs":[],"settings":[{"id":"persist_data","value":"no","type":"select","structure":{}},{"id":"automations_censor_data","value":false,"type":"checkbox","structure":{}}],"collapsed":[{"name":"loop","isCollapsed":false}],"x":-440,"y":217,"form":[{"id":"inputs-input-0","label":"Tenant","helpText":"Enter tenant hostname, e.g. `mytenant.us.qlikcloud.com`","type":"input","values":null,"isRequired":true,"options":{},"order":0},{"id":"inputs-input-1","label":"Data file name","helpText":"Enter a name for the new data file, e.g. `MyFile.csv`","type":"input","values":null,"isRequired":true,"options":{},"order":1},{"id":"inputs-input-2","label":"Data file format","helpText":"Enter the encoding for the new data file, e.g. `text/csv; charset=utf-8`","type":"input","values":null,"isRequired":true,"options":{},"order":2},{"id":"inputs-input-3","label":"Data file contents","helpText":"The base64 encoded string for the file (up to 20MB)","type":"input","values":null,"isRequired":true,"options":{},"order":3}],"persistData":"no"},{"id":"9519B53A-E6F5-4EEE-866C-10948E9A62E3","type":"SnippetBlock","disabled":false,"name":"GetTenantNameAndRegion","displayName":"Qlik Platform Operations - Get Tenant Name And Region","comment":"","childId":"677CCEF5-7A55-4726-B230-5DAF51FBB035","inputs":[{"id":"575d1740-b1e2-11ed-958a-598edfec33b8","value":"{$.inputs.Tenant}","type":"string","structure":{}}],"settings":[{"id":"datasource","value":null,"type":"select","structure":{}},{"id":"blendr_on_error","value":"stop","type":"select","structure":{}},{"id":"automations_censor_data","value":false,"type":"checkbox","structure":{}}],"collapsed":[{"name":"loop","isCollapsed":false}],"x":-326,"y":135,"datasourcetype_guid":"c7e48240-e0f2-11ec-ada1-d5ef75014b77","snippet_guid":"bd5c1ce0-ad14-11ed-83f6-1d42e53790dd"},{"id":"677CCEF5-7A55-4726-B230-5DAF51FBB035","type":"EndpointBlock","disabled":false,"name":"CreateDataFile","displayName":"Qlik Platform Operations - Create Data File","comment":"","childId":null,"inputs":[{"id":"40f122d0-d478-11ed-8c10-135c7af2f657","value":"{$.GetTenantNameAndRegion}","type":"string","structure":{}},{"id":"ebc40ca0-f88a-11ed-8d3a-fdae4a5586d5","value":"{$.inputs.'Data file name'}","type":"string","structure":{}},{"id":"f35afef0-f88a-11ed-bb54-93ec020fbe2e","value":null,"type":"string","structure":{}},{"id":"8bff6e00-f88e-11ed-a714-fb38c2e41e1e","value":"{ $.inputs.'Data file format' }","type":"select","structure":{}},{"id":"40fef4c0-d478-11ed-9030-0f5d6a0118ae","value":"{$.inputs.'Data file contents'}","type":"longtext","structure":{}}],"settings":[{"id":"datasource","value":null,"type":"select","structure":{}},{"id":"blendr_on_error","value":"stop","type":"select","structure":{}},{"id":"automations_censor_data","value":false,"type":"checkbox","structure":{}}],"collapsed":[{"name":"loop","isCollapsed":false}],"x":-376,"y":216,"datasourcetype_guid":"c7e48240-e0f2-11ec-ada1-d5ef75014b77","endpoint_guid":"40d7f620-d478-11ed-ac88-87852ef35cc7","endpoint_role":"create"}],"variables":[]} ``` The response should look something like this if using qlik-cli:
Example qlik-cli response ```json { "createdDate": "2023-04-25T11:50:37.2046053Z", "id": "", "modifiedDate": "2023-04-25T11:50:37.4226807Z", "name": "", "ownerId": "CBg-NdDpqyFZIHRxylm03Pr2Gp3U7Ynn", "size": 43589, "spaceId": "" } ```
The response indicates that the data file has been successfully uploaded to the tenant in the designated space, with the specified name. ## Retrieve the data set for a data file To retrieve the data set for a data file, you can use the [Items](https://qlik.dev/apis/rest/items) API to retrieve the data set, and then call the [Data sets](https://qlik.dev/apis/rest/data-sets) API for metadata generated on the file. ### Retrieve the data set ID ```bash curl -L "https:///api/v1/items?resourceType=dataset&name=&spaceId=" ^ -H "Authorization: Bearer " ^ -H "Accept: application/json" ``` ```bash qlik item ls --spaceId --resourceType dataset --name "" ``` The response should look something like this if using qlik-cli:
Example qlik-cli response ```json [ { "actions": [ ... ], "collectionIds": [], "createdAt": "2023-05-12T09:56:27Z", "creatorId": "CBg-NdDpqyFZIHRxylm03Pr2Gp3U7Ynn", "id": "645e0d4beea64e3da17d780c", "isFavorited": false, "itemViews": {}, "meta": { "actions": [ ... ], "collections": [], "isFavorited": false, "tags": [] }, "name": "", "ownerId": "CBg-NdDpqyFZIHRxylm03Pr2Gp3U7Ynn", "resourceAttributes": { "appType": "QIX-DF", "dataStoreName": "DataFilesStore", "dataStoreType": "qix-datafiles", "qri": "qdf:qix-datafiles:G8r1kgLOO2OQDx8twJrgLJN7MchF3hDk:sid@6447b48e8f1ff8bae0abc06d:", "secureQri": "qri:qdf:space://SMRdll7Sm5pgfaAla9DW3mnEhZa9vc2qbqS6mDASQcE#P5MFmetJPJ7ihdQzzEwsnmUKEyaoz60tREjwEnesS_o", "sourceSystemId": "QIX-DF_d987e774-b30a-4eec-b74b-48fd0e61858f", "technicalDescription": "", "technicalName": "", "type": "xml", "version": "1" }, "resourceCreatedAt": "2023-05-12T09:56:26Z", "resourceCustomAttributes": null, "resourceId": "", "resourceReloadEndTime": "", "resourceReloadStatus": "", "resourceSize": { "appFile": 0, "appMemory": 0 }, "resourceSubType": "qix-df", "resourceType": "dataset", "resourceUpdatedAt": "2023-05-12T09:56:33Z", "spaceId": "", "tenantId": "G8r1kgLOO2OQDx8twJrgLJN7MchF3hDk", "updatedAt": "2023-05-12T09:56:33Z", "updaterId": "CBg-NdDpqyFZIHRxylm03Pr2Gp3U7Ynn" } ] ```
The response indicates that the data set exists. There are multiple IDs in this response - the relevant ID for the data set is in the `resourceId` attribute. Capture this as ``. ### Retrieve the data set metadata ```bash curl -L "https:///api/v1/data-sets/" ^ -H "Authorization: Bearer " ^ -H "Accept: application/json" ``` ```bash qlik raw get v1/data-sets/ ``` The response should look something like this if using qlik-cli:
Example qlik-cli response ```json { "classifications": { "personalInformation": [], "sensitiveInformation": [] }, "createdBy": "CBg-NdDpqyFZIHRxylm03Pr2Gp3U7Ynn", "createdTime": "2023-05-12T09:56:26.920Z", "dataAssetInfo": { "dataStoreInfo": { "id": "601c40bbc1fdfb4324a75a4d", "name": "DataFilesStore", "type": "qix-datafiles" }, "id": "64497d05c67d6117d0f64da1", "name": "" }, "description": "", "id": "", "lastModifiedBy": "CBg-NdDpqyFZIHRxylm03Pr2Gp3U7Ynn", "lastModifiedTime": "2023-05-12T09:56:33.123Z", "name": "", "operational": { "contentUpdated": true, "lastLoadTime": "2023-05-12T09:56:26.920Z", "lastUpdateTime": "2023-05-12T09:56:27.337Z", "location": "40f8dab3-6965-4d99-8695-59a5c1151d56", "logMessage": "{\n \"cloudEventsVersion\": \"0.1\",\n \"source\": \"com.qlik/qix-datafiles\",\n \"contentType\": \"application/json\",\n \"eventID\": \"40f8dab3-6965-4d99-8695-59a5c1151d56\",\n \"eventType\": \"com.qlik.datafile.created\ ",\n \"eventTypeVersion\": \"0.0.1\",\n \"eventTime\": \"2023-05-12T09:56:27.3414906Z\",\n \"extensions\": {\n \"tenantId\": \"G8r1kgLOO2OQDx8twJrgLJN7MchF3hDk\",\n \"userId\": \"CBg-NdDpqyFZIHRxylm03Pr2Gp3U7Ynn\",\n \"header\": {\n \"traceparent\": [\n \"00-0000000000000000b96c01cc6a74cf19-6676b3130bc7530b-01\"\n ]\n }\n },\n \"data\": {\n \"id\": \"d987e774-b30a-4eec-b74b-48fd0e61858f\",\n \"name\": \"\",\n \"createdDate\": \"2 023-05-12T09:56:26.9205165Z\",\n \"modifiedDate\": \"2023-05-12T09:56:27.3378401Z\",\n \"createdByUser\": \"CBg-NdDpqyFZIHRxylm03Pr2Gp3U7Ynn\",\n \"modifiedByUser\": \"CBg-NdDpqyFZIHRxylm03Pr2Gp3U7Ynn\",\n \"ownerId\": \"CBg-NdDpqyFZI HRxylm03Pr2Gp3U7Ynn\",\n \"spaceId\": \"\",\n \"size\": 85316,\n \"contentUpdated\": true,\n \"isInternal\": false,\n \"qri\": \"qri:qdf:space://SMRdll7Sm5pgfaAla9DW3mnEhZa9vc2qbqS6mDASQcE#P5MFmetJPJ7ihdQzzE wsnmUKEyaoz60tREjwEnesS_o\"\n },\n \"messageTopic\": \"system-events.datafiles/Created/G8r1kgLOO2OQDx8twJrgLJN7MchF3hDk/d987e774-b30a-4eec-b74b-48fd0e61858f\"\n}", "rowCount": 1040, "size": 85316, "status": "com.qlik.datafile.created" }, "ownerId": "CBg-NdDpqyFZIHRxylm03Pr2Gp3U7Ynn", "properties": { "ModifiedByProfileService": false }, "qri": "qdf:qix-datafiles:G8r1kgLOO2OQDx8twJrgLJN7MchF3hDk:sid@6447b48e8f1ff8bae0abc06d:", "schema": { "dataFields": [ { "dataType": { "properties": { "qType": "U", "qUseThou": 0, "qnDec": 0 }, "type": "INTEGER" }, "encrypted": false, "index": 0, "name": "Id", "nullable": false, "orphan": false, "primaryKey": false, "sensitive": false, "tags": [ "$integer", "$numeric" ] }, { "dataType": { "properties": { "qType": "U", "qUseThou": 0, "qnDec": 0 }, "type": "STRING" }, "encrypted": false, "index": 1, "name": "TagName", "nullable": false, "orphan": false, "primaryKey": false, "sensitive": false, "tags": [ "$text", "$ascii" ] }, { "dataType": { "properties": { "qType": "U", "qUseThou": 0, "qnDec": 0 }, "type": "INTEGER" }, "encrypted": false, "index": 2, "name": "Count", "nullable": false, "orphan": false, "primaryKey": false, "sensitive": false, "tags": [ "$integer", "$numeric" ] }, { "dataType": { "properties": { "qType": "U", "qUseThou": 0, "qnDec": 0 }, "type": "INTEGER" }, "encrypted": false, "index": 3, "name": "ExcerptPostId", "nullable": false, "orphan": false, "primaryKey": false, "sensitive": false }, { "dataType": { "properties": { "qType": "U", "qUseThou": 0, "qnDec": 0 }, "type": "INTEGER" }, "encrypted": false, "index": 4, "name": "WikiPostId", "nullable": false, "orphan": false, "primaryKey": false, "sensitive": false } ], "effectiveDate": "2023-05-12T09:56:33.149Z", "loadOptions": { "qDataFormat": { "qCodePage": 0, "qDelimiter": { "qNumber": 0 }, "qHeaderSize": 0, "qRecordSize": 0, "qTabSize": 0, "qType": "XML" } }, "overrideSchemaAnomalies": false }, "secureQri": "qri:qdf:space://SMRdll7Sm5pgfaAla9DW3mnEhZa9vc2qbqS6mDASQcE#P5MFmetJPJ7ihdQzzEwsnmUKEyaoz60tREjwEnesS_o", "spaceId": "", "technicalDescription": "", "technicalName": "", "tenantId": "G8r1kgLOO2OQDx8twJrgLJN7MchF3hDk", "type": "xml", "version": 1 } ```
## Duplicate a data file You can duplicate (copy) data files already in Qlik Cloud. This is done using the import command, but passing the ID of the existing data file instead of a new file. Ensure that you use a new `` for the duplicated file, unless you are moving it to a different space, as data file names must be unique per space. ```bash curl -L "https:///api/v1/data-files" ^ -H "Authorization: Bearer " ^ -H "Accept: application/json" ^ -F "json={\"name\":\"\",\"connectionId\":\"\",\"sourceId\":\"\"}" ``` ```bash qlik data-file create --connectionId --name "" --sourceId "" ``` This snippet can be pasted into a Qlik Automate workspace. ```json {"blocks":[{"id":"CE34F98D-6BA4-4DD1-A080-7525EF7940B2","type":"FormBlock","disabled":false,"name":"inputs","displayName":"Inputs","comment":"","childId":"9519B53A-E6F5-4EEE-866C-10948E9A62E3","inputs":[],"settings":[{"id":"persist_data","value":"no","type":"select","structure":[]},{"id":"automations_censor_data","value":false,"type":"checkbox","structure":[]}],"collapsed":[{"name":"loop","isCollapsed":false}],"x":-440,"y":217,"form":[{"id":"inputs-input-0","label":"Tenant","helpText":"Enter tenant hostname, e.g. `mytenant.us.qlikcloud.com`","type":"input","values":null,"isRequired":true,"options":{},"order":0},{"id":"inputs-input-1","label":"Data file id","helpText":"Enter the id of the data file you wish to copy, e.g. `1ug21g212o8go8ugo3`","type":"input","values":null,"isRequired":true,"options":{},"order":1}],"persistData":"no"},{"id":"9519B53A-E6F5-4EEE-866C-10948E9A62E3","type":"SnippetBlock","disabled":false,"name":"GetTenantNameAndRegion","displayName":"Qlik Platform Operations - Get Tenant Name And Region","comment":"","childId":"5B485808-74DE-4A51-9834-32FD3E7BB1E0","inputs":[{"id":"575d1740-b1e2-11ed-958a-598edfec33b8","value":"{$.inputs.Tenant}","type":"string","structure":[]}],"settings":[{"id":"datasource","value":null,"type":"select","structure":[]},{"id":"blendr_on_error","value":"stop","type":"select","structure":[]},{"id":"automations_censor_data","value":false,"type":"checkbox","structure":[]}],"collapsed":[{"name":"loop","isCollapsed":false}],"x":-326,"y":135,"datasourcetype_guid":"c7e48240-e0f2-11ec-ada1-d5ef75014b77","snippet_guid":"bd5c1ce0-ad14-11ed-83f6-1d42e53790dd"},{"id":"5B485808-74DE-4A51-9834-32FD3E7BB1E0","type":"EndpointBlock","disabled":false,"name":"GetDataFile","displayName":"Qlik Platform Operations - Get Data File","comment":"","childId":"4AC3B4EC-1B80-4E93-913C-702AFA09209E","inputs":[{"id":"c754f6f0-d863-11ed-a149-41239dd5935e","value":"{$.GetTenantNameAndRegion}","type":"string","structure":{}},{"id":"c762e080-d863-11ed-bbd1-556f5f5ed50f","value":"{$.inputs.'Data file id'}","type":"string","structure":{}}],"settings":[{"id":"datasource","value":null,"type":"select","structure":{}},{"id":"blendr_on_error","value":"stop","type":"select","structure":{}},{"id":"cache","value":"0","type":"select","structure":{}},{"id":"automations_censor_data","value":false,"type":"checkbox","structure":{}}],"collapsed":[{"name":"loop","isCollapsed":false}],"x":-405,"y":83,"datasourcetype_guid":"c7e48240-e0f2-11ec-ada1-d5ef75014b77","endpoint_guid":"c72d9500-d863-11ed-9518-617ecb039472","endpoint_role":"get"},{"id":"4AC3B4EC-1B80-4E93-913C-702AFA09209E","type":"SnippetBlock","disabled":false,"name":"CopyDataFileInSpace","displayName":"Qlik Platform Operations - Copy Data File In Space","comment":"","childId":null,"inputs":[{"id":"af8d6430-fbc4-11ed-9dc3-87cc8aa895e7","value":"{$.GetTenantNameAndRegion}","type":"string","structure":{}},{"id":"af8ea110-fbc4-11ed-9783-0591e6edc93a","value":"{$.GetDataFile.spaceId}","type":"string","structure":{}},{"id":"af8f41c0-fbc4-11ed-923f-ddd07477ae2b","value":"Copy of {$.GetDataFile.name}","type":"string","structure":{}},{"id":"f1d10b30-fbc4-11ed-9aed-2f4bfd6392e2","value":"{$.GetDataFile.id}","type":"string","structure":{}}],"settings":[{"id":"datasource","value":null,"type":"select","structure":{}},{"id":"blendr_on_error","value":"stop","type":"select","structure":{}},{"id":"automations_censor_data","value":false,"type":"checkbox","structure":{}}],"collapsed":[{"name":"loop","isCollapsed":false}],"x":-406,"y":149,"datasourcetype_guid":"c7e48240-e0f2-11ec-ada1-d5ef75014b77","snippet_guid":"af7aaed0-fbc4-11ed-877e-433d7b3257cb"}],"variables":[]} ``` Successfully duplicating the data file will result in the same response as creating a new data file. ## Next steps Now that you know how to create and copy data files, why not look at how to [update existing data files](https://qlik.dev/manage/data-files/update-datafiles)?