Qlik Data Gateway Rest API Connection returns error URL is not allowed. Please check your allowed urls in configuration file

Chip_Matejowsky — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:28:03 GMT

Connect to a REST API connection using the Qlik Data Data Gateway Rest API functionality may fail with:

Status(StatusCode="Internal", Detail="Command testconnection returned non-success: URL is not allowed. Please check your allowed urls in configuration file.")"

Environment

Qlik Data Gateway

Resolution

Enter the URL you want to use in the %ProgramData%\Qlik\Gateway\restconnector_allowed_urls.txt file. You'll need to use an administrator-level instance of a file editing tool (Notepad++), and restart the Qlik Data Gateway - Direct Access service in the Windows Services applet.

The configuration file to enter allowed URLs is restconnector_allowed_urls.txt and is located in %ProgramData%\Qlik\Gateway. To update this file, perform the following steps:

Using a file editing tool such as Notepad++ as an administrator, navigate to %ProgramData%\Qlik\Gateway
Open restconnector_allowed_urls.txt
Enter the URLs you want to allow, with a line break between them (enter * to allow any URL)
Save the file
Restart the Qlik Data Gateway - Direct Access service in the Windows Services applet

Refer to Qlik Cloud Help entry Preparing a list of URLs that Direct Access gateway can access for more information.

Cause

REST connection URLs are required to be entered into the restconnector_allowed_urls.txt file.

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Qlik Data Gateway Rest API Connection returns error URL is not allowed. Please check your allowed urls in configuration file

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