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connectivity data-connection get

qlik connectivity data-connection get

Get a connection

Synopsis

Use this operation to retrieve a single data connection by its unique identifier. To look up a connection by name instead of ID, set the type query parameter to connectionname. Returns the full connection object including the caller’s access privileges.

qlik connectivity data-connection get <qID> [flags]

Options

--byCredentialName When ˋtrueˋ, the value of the ˋcredentialIdˋ in the query is interpreted as the credential's name rather than its unique identifier.
--credentialId string Filter by credential ID.
--extended When ˋtrueˋ, returns an extended set of properties, including the encrypted credential string.
-h, --help help for get
--interval int Duration in seconds to wait between retries, at least 1 (default 1)
--noCache When ˋtrueˋ, bypasses the cache and returns the most up-to-date data file connections. By default, datafile connections may be served from cache.
--parseConnection When ˋtrueˋ, includes a list of parsed connection properties in the response. Default is ˋfalseˋ.
-q, --quiet Return only IDs from the command
--raw Return original response from server without any processing
--retry int Number of retries to do before failing, max 10
--spaceId string Filter connections by space ID.
--type string When set to ˋconnectionnameˋ, the value of the connection ID in the path is interpreted as the connection's name rather than its unique identifier.
Allowed values: "connectionname"

Options inherited from parent commands

-c, --config string path/to/config.yml where parameters can be set instead of on the command line
--context string Name of the context used when connecting to Qlik Associative Engine
--headers stringToString HTTP headers to use when connecting to Qlik Associative Engine (default [])
--insecure Allow connecting to hosts with self-signed certificates
--json Returns output in JSON format, if possible. Disables verbose and traffic output
-s, --server string URL to Qlik Cloud or directly to a Qlik Associative Engine
--server-type string The type of server you are using: cloud, Windows (Enterprise on Windows) or engine
-v, --verbose Log extra information
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