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GitHub

The Qlik GitHub connector uses the GitHub REST API to access data from your GitHub repositories, such as the change details of a single commit.

Supported offerings

  • Qlik Sense Business
  • Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS
  • Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows
  • Qlik Sense Desktop

Encryption keys

If you are using this connector on Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows or Qlik Sense Desktop, you will need to set an encryption key.

For more information, see Setting an encryption key.

Ways to access your data

To access your GitHub data create a connection and select GitHub as your data source. You are redirected to a GitHub login page. Log into your GitHub account using your credentials to receive an authentication code, and enter this code into the connector.

Creating a data source connection

Loading data from tables

After you authenticate the connector with your account credentials, use the tables to fetch your data. Some tables are preconfigured to access a specific set of data while others let you create custom queries. The table below outlines some of the use cases for some of the tables that are available.

Tables that can be loaded
Table Available in Description
Branches Data manager and Data load editor Lists all branches for a specified repository.
Commits Data manager and Data load editor Lists repository commits after a specified date. The table returns a list of commits and the associated SHA key, which is required to run other tables.
FileChanges Data load editor Lists which files were changed during a single commit.
Issues Data manager and Data load editor List issues for a repository.
ListTags Data manager and Data load editor List tags for a repository.
OrganisationRepositories Data manager and Data load editor Fetch the list of repositories for a specified organization. This table requires the name of the organization.
PullRequests Data load editor Lists all pull requests for a specified repository.
PullRequestsComments Data load editor List comments on a pull request.
PullRequestsCommits Data load editor List commits on a pull request. The response includes a maximum of 250 commits (API limit).
PullRequestsFiles Data load editor List pull requests files. The response includes a maximum of 300 files (API limit).
PullRequestsReviews Data load editor List reviews on a pull request.
RateLimit Data load editor Shows your current API rate limit status.
Releases Data manager and Data load editor Information about published releases. This returns a list of releases, which does not include regular Git tags that have not been associated with a release.
RepositoryComments Data manager and Data load editor List comments on all pull requests in a repository.
RequestedUserReview Data load editor List user review requests.
SingleCommitStats Data load editor Use this table to fetch the change stats for a single commit.
Statuses Data manager, Data load editor and standalone Shows the commit statuses.
StatusHistory Data manager, Data load editor and standalone Shows the statuses history.
UserRepositories Data manager and Data load editor Use this table to fetch the list of repositories for the authenticated user. The repository names are required to run other tables.

To select and load data from a table, enter the required table parameters and click Preview data. Required parameters are marked with an asterisk (*) in the dialog. The table fields are displayed under the Data preview tab. You can select fields individually by selecting the box beside each field name. Select Insert script after you have made your selection.

Creating a connection and selecting data

Listing issues with the Issues table

The Issues table lets you list issues for a specific repository, using the repository name and the date range of the query. You can use the Issue State menu to limit the query to the type of issues you are interested in. Your options are:

  • open
  • closed
  • all

Working with the GitHub API quota limits

The Qlik Web Connectors use the GitHub API to extract data from GitHub and load it into your Qlik Sense app. While reloading your GitHub-based app, you might receive an error message that the connector has reached the GitHub API rate limit and that all subsequent API calls will fail until the connector falls back under the throttling limit. If you receive this error message, then you have exceeded one of the API rate limits.

Tip noteUse the RateLimit table to see your remaining API quota.

You receive an error message that you have reached the API rate limit

Reference - GitHub documentation

You can refer to the GitHub developer documentation to learn more about the requirements and restriction imposed by the GitHub API.

Troubleshooting

You receive an error message that you have reached the API rate limit

Possible cause

You have exceeded the API limits that are imposed on the Qlik Web Connectors by the GitHub API.

Proposed action

To reduce the impact of reaching the API rate limits, develop your app with the following in mind:

  • Extract only the data you need.
  • Reload one GitHub-based application at a time.
  • Ensure that loops in your script that make API calls will not result in infinite loops.

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