Reload Task Externally

Can Qlik Sense tasks be triggered externally?
 

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Through API calls.

Any technology that can consume REST web services can connect to the Qlik Sense Repository Service (QRS) API. Each request must:

• be authenticated
• include the Xrfkey parameter and header to prevent cross-site scripting attacks

For details, see

• How to configure Postman (desktop app) to connect to Qlik Sense
• Qlik Sense: Security rules needed to call task start and result endpoints
• Postman: Get task status with QRS API
• App: Reload on Qlik Help

The steps are:

• Get app id from QMC
• Build the API request from the App ID and API calls
• Use the POST method to run it

API path including Xrfkey:   https://qlikserver1.domain.local:4242/qrs/app/<app id>/reload?Xrfkey=iX83QmNlvu87yyAB
Example: https://qlikserver1.domain.local:4242/qrs/app/3662543a-59b4-4963-b3c6-4405efb110c4/reload?Xrfkey=iX83QmNlvu87yyAB




 

Mashup example

Using a Qlik Sense Mashup: https://extendingqlik.upper88.com/run-a-reload-from-a-qlik-sense-mashup/

Using Qlik-Cli

As available on Qlik Branch: https://developer.qlik.com/garden/58b83eb68bc22ec70e8788f3

 

Using PowerShell

Utilizing the Qlik Sense APIs and PowerShell.
Example: https://wilsonmar.github.io/powershell-rest-api/