# Get the handle of a bookmark

Get the handle of a bookmark by using the [GetBookmark method](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/EngineJSONAPI/Content/service-doc-getbookmark.htm).

## Example

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/EngineAPI/Content/Sense_EngineAPI/DiscoveringAndAnalysing/Bookmarks/get-handle-bookmark.htm)

#### The goal is to get the handle of a bookmark that was previously created. The handle of the app is 1.

1. Get the handle of the bookmark BM01 (qId is BM01).

The client sends:

```
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "GetBookmark",
  "handle": 1,
  "params": [
    "BM01"
  ]
}
```

The engine returns:

```
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "result": {
    "qReturn": {
      "qType": "GenericBookmark",
      "qHandle": 2
    }
  }
}
```

The handle of the bookmark is 2.

## Learn more

* [Create and apply a bookmark](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/EngineAPI/Content/Sense_EngineAPI/DiscoveringAndAnalysing/Bookmarks/create-and-apply-bookmark.htm)
* [Remove a bookmark](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/EngineAPI/Content/Sense_EngineAPI/DiscoveringAndAnalysing/Bookmarks/remove-bookmark.htm)