Qlik Cloud Administration: Backup Responsibilities

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Qlik Cloud includes robust disaster recovery and backup mechanisms for active tenant data. See Adaptive high-availability infrastructure for details.

However, this does not mean data that has been deleted by the customer is being retained. Any intentionally or accidentally deleted Qlik Cloud data cannot be recovered by Qlik. See Qlik Cloud Analytics: Is it Possible to Recover a Deleted App or Sheet?

To prevent data loss, customers are responsible for implementing their own backup strategy for any content that may be removed. This includes apps, sheets, and spaces within the Qlik Cloud environment.

How to Back Up Qlik Cloud Apps

There are several ways to back up Qlik Cloud content:

• Qlik Automate
• Qlik CLI
• Qlik REST APIs
• Third-party solutions

Qlik Automate

Qlik Automate supports the creation of workflows that regularly back up apps within Qlik Cloud. These workflows can, for example, be configured to export apps to external storage, synchronize content between spaces, or integrate with version control systems.

Here are some helpful resources to get started:

• CI/CD pipelines for Qlik Sense apps with automations and GitHub
• How to export a Qlik Sense app without data to an Amazon S3 bucket and import an app from a file on ...
• How to export Qlik Sense Apps from source to a target shared space using Qlik Application Automation

These automations can be tailored to meet organizational backup requirements and integrated into broader content management strategies.

Qlik CLI

Qlik CLI enables app exports using command-line tools.

For more information regarding Qlik CLI, please see this introduction on the Qlik Developer Portal.

With Qlik CLI installed, the “qlik app export <appId> [flags]” command can be used to export an app. More information about the command and its available flags can be found on its Qlik Developer Portal page.

Qlik REST APIs

The public Qlik REST APIs can be used to build a more customized, local solution.

Using the POST /api/v1/apps/{appId}/export endpoint returns a "Location" header with the download URL for the exported app.

Third-party solutions

External tools that integrate with Qlik Cloud can also be used to back up apps. Please note that third-party solutions are not supported by Qlik Support.

Environment

• Qlik Cloud