topic Re: Export Data Permissions in Data Movement & Streaming

Export Data Permissions

rdm6532 — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:35:24 GMT

Hello there,

We have Qlik Cloud applications in which certain users have the ability to export data, either by using a third party extension or via the native 'export' function found as the top right of a visualization, and some users that do not. The users that cannot export cannot see the button to export data and clicking upon the third party extension gives them a 401 error.

For all intents and purposes, users that can have the exact same permissions as those that cannot. For reference, we do use an IdP to authenticate users from both within and outside of our organization. But the delineation in valid access does not seem connected to either an organization nor space.

Any help or ideas for troubleshooting are very much appreciated,

Re: Export Data Permissions

rubenmarin — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:36:06 GMT

Hi, is this for Qlik cloud or OnPremise version?

In cloud to prevent the users to export data you need to create a dedicated role that limits the action, in the administer users section you can checjk if they have the role.

In OnPremise is managed by security rules, using the audit section you can select a user that has permission to export, and check wich rules gives that permission.

Re: Export Data Permissions

rdm6532 — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:01:10 GMT

@rubenmarin thank you for your reply.

This is in Qlik Cloud.

All the users have the "Embedded Analytics User" permission and they have the "Can View" permission within each space in which the applications reside. But some of the users can export and some cannot.

Re: Export Data Permissions

rubenmarin — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:16:23 GMT

Hi, that role is used for users that only access Qlik in integrated modules. the users that can export have any other permission?

Also check on "Manage Users" -> Permissions -> 'User Default' button -> Content types -> Applications -> Content Download -> It is allowed?

Re: Export Data Permissions

rdm6532 — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:16:12 GMT

Ruben,

Good thought, but that permission is indeed allowed:

Re: Export Data Permissions

rubenmarin — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:45:18 GMT

Ok, my last shot would be in case the embedded anaytics role has something to do, that role is supposed to use only with users that uses Qlik integrated on other apps, I think of 2 options here:

- The unathorized error is created with something of the integrated app

- The user don't uses Qlik in any integrated app and this role is unnecesary, in that case I would try to uncheck it and check if it works without the role.

Besides this, the option is to use the developer options of the browser, or check the Qlik Sense logs trying to get any hint of what causes the error.

Re: Export Data Permissions

rdm6532 — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:15:42 GMT

Ruben,

Thank you again for your help. It seems that some users simply do not have the download pop up box that typically appears at the top right (perhaps because of their browser), but by right clicking on the table, they still have the permission to download.

Re: Export Data Permissions

Natalia_Kapelian — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:02:00 GMT

@rdm6532

Hi,

Could you advice if where you able to solve this problem, we also have a case where some users are don't have pop up box after download is finished, there is no file in download folder, but if user try to download table just with few records it works as expected

Re: Export Data Permissions

Daniele_Purrone — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:17:01 GMT

@Natalia_Kapelian we have seen some cases where the download was actually "stuck in the browser". The file is actually downloaded: on the server side's logs we (Support) see that download is completed. The har file from the end users shows that the file is fully included in the response from the server, but then the browser does not release it.
Those are browser-related issues, usually caused by some extension, cache or something else.

Re: Export Data Permissions

Natalia_Kapelian — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:23:01 GMT

Thank you Daniele, it was one of the ideas I had, but I was confused because it works as expected for smaller files and also for some other apps.

Do you happen to have some instruction how to fix that?

Re: Export Data Permissions

Daniele_Purrone — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:38:00 GMT

Try with the browser in incognito mode and without extensions and check if everything works fine.
If it does, clean up the cache and remove any extension.
Also try with another browser, or from another network if possible,