Your first API call

This quick start gets you from zero to one successful API call to your Qlik Cloud tenant.

1. Get credentials

For recommended auth methods and API key security tradeoffs, see Authentication: when to use which method.

2. Set tenant URL and token

  • Tenant URL: Your tenant has the form yourtenant.region.qlikcloud.com (for example, mycompany.us.qlikcloud.com). Use this as the base for all API requests.
  • Token: Set your access token (from OAuth SPA flow or API key) in your environment or in Postman as a Bearer token.

3. Call an endpoint

Use GET /api/v1/users/me to retrieve the current user. Example with cURL (replace placeholders):

Terminal window
curl -L "https://<TENANT>/api/v1/users/me" ^
-H "Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" ^
-H "Content-Type: application/json"

A successful response returns your user information (for users/me). If so, your API setup is working.

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