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data-connection get

qlik data-connection get

Retrieves a connection by connection ID, or by name when the query parameter “type” is set to “connectionname

Synopsis

Retrieves a connection by connection ID, or by name when the query parameter “type” is set to “connectionname.”

qlik data-connection get <qID> [flags]

Options

--byCredentialName If set to true, credentialId in the query will be interpreted as credential's name
--credentialId string Credential ID
--extended Returns extended list of properties (e.g. encrypted credential string) when set to true.
-h, --help help for get
--interval int Duration in seconds to wait between retries, at least 1 (default 1)
--noCache datafiles connections will be returned from cache by default (if data-connections is configured to use cache), this query parameter is used disable this default behavior, e.g. return an update-to-date datafiles connection if the query is set to true
--parseConnection List of connection properties shall be returned when the query is set to true, default is false
-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 Filtering on connections by space ID
--type string Connection / credential ID defined in path become connection / credential name when this query parameter is set
Allowed values: "connectionname", "credentialname"

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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