# CreateConnection method

Creates a connection. A connection indicates from which data source the data should be taken.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Mandatory | Type |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| qConnection | Information about the connection. | Yes | [Connection](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/EngineJSONAPI/Content/models-connection.htm) |

## Returns

| Name | Description | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| qConnectionId | <identifier of the connection> | String |

## Access Control

`create`