Obtaining app id's and object id's

There are different ways of obtaining object id's for Qlik Sense objects or Qlik Sense apps.

Obtaining app id via the Qlik Sense hub

You can obtain the app id via the Qlik Sense hub.

Do the following:

1. Open the hub.

2. Open the app for which you want to retrieve the app id.

3. When the Qlik Sense app has opened, the app id is visible in the URL.

   

You have now obtained the app id for the selected Qlik Sense app.

Obtaining app id using the Protocol Tester

One way of obtaining the app id is to use the Protocol Tester that comes with Qlik Sense.

Do the following:

1. Make sure that Qlik Sense is running.

2. Open a browser window and enter URL: https://[ServerName]/workbench/protocoltester.html.

3. Click Connect.
4. Select GetDocList from the Methods drop down and then click the Execute button located on the same row.
5. In the Response list, locate the applicable Qlik Sense app. The Qlik Sense app is defined in the qDocName field.
6. When you have located the applicable Qlik Sense app, copy the app id which is defined in the qDocId field.

You have now obtained the app id for the selected Qlik Sense app.

Obtaining object id using the Single feature

One way of obtaining app id and object id is to use the Single feature that comes with Qlik Sense.

Do the following:

1. Make sure that Qlik Sense Desktop is running.

2. Open a browser window and enter URL http://localhost:4848/single

   A list of available Qlik Sense apps is displayed.

3. Select the applicable Qlik Sense app.

   Tip noteFor example, select the Tutorial.qvf item.

   A list of all sheets and objects contained in the Qlik Sense app is displayed.

   If you want the appid this can be found after the ?appid= in the URL.

   Tip noteIn this example the appid is Tutorial.qvf

4. Select the applicable Qlik Sense object.

   Tip noteFor example, select the bar chart item titled Customer Sales and Quantity.

   The visualization is displayed in the browser window.

   If you want the object id, this can be found after the &obj in the URL.

   Tip noteIn this example the object id is hpTGYJp.

You have now obtained the object id for the selected Qlik Sense object.