QRS API call to export and save a Qlik Sense application using Powershell

[Sonja_Bauernfeind]

This article explains how to using QRS API a user can export and save a Qlik Sense application using Powershell.

Environment:

• Qlik Sense Enterprise November 2017 and later

Resolution:

The below script exports the app to the C:\temp folder as test.qvf. Make sure to create the C:\temp folder beforehand

$hdrs = @{}
$hdrs.Add("X-Qlik-xrfkey","EzFIU5eur2XQBfW7")
$hdrs.Add("X-Qlik-User","UserDirectory=DOMAIN;UserId=Administrator")
$cert = Get-ChildItem -Path "Cert:\CurrentUser\My" | Where {$_.Subject -like '*QlikClient*'}
$servername = "https://qlikserver2.domain.local"

$url = $servername+":4242/qrs/app/3b56d983-b359-4e40-8711-75012814cd70/export/9d8e95a5-9c67-4b6b-8a74-78f3a7bd88e2?xrfkey=EzFIU5eur2XQBfW7"
$output = "C:\temp\test.qvf"
$firstcall=Invoke-RestMethod -UseDefaultCredentials -Uri $url -Method Post -Headers $hdrs -Certificate $cert

$url2= $servername+$firstcall.downloadPath
Invoke-RestMethod -UseDefaultCredentials -Uri $url2 -Method Get -ContentType 'multipart/form-data' -OutFile $output