Communicating with Qlik Sense

Last updated: 8/31/2026

When you have located your Qlik Sense installation, you can start to communicate with Qlik Sense. Some simple commands are exposed in the location object itself.

Creating a Qlik Sense app

You can create a Qlik Sense app.

Example: Communicate with Qlik Sense and creating an app

	ILocation location = Qlik.Engine.Location.FromUri(new Uri("ws://127.0.0.1"));
	 location.AsDirectConnectionToPersonalEdition();
	 IAppIdentifier newAppIdentifier = location.CreateAppWithName("My new App");

Finding a Qlik Sense app

You can connect to a Qlik Sense app that you know the name of.

Example: Find a named app

	IAppIdentifier foundAppIdentifier = location.AppWithNameOrDefault("My new App");

Deleting a Qlik Sense app

Example: Deleting a Qlik Sense app

	bool didDeleteApp = location.Delete(foundAppIdentifier);