# GetConnection method

Retrieves a connection and returns:

* The creation time of the connection.
* The identifier of the connection.
* The type of the connection.
* The name of the connection.
* The connection string.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Mandatory | Type |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| qConnectionId | Identifier of the connection. | Yes | String |

## Returns

| Name | Description | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| qConnection | Information about the connection. | [Connection](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/EngineJSONAPI/Content/models-connection.htm) |

## Access Control

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