Qlik Cloud: Removing the deprecated Developer role and Enable API keys toggle (November 2025)

[Sonja_Bauernfeind]

The following two items were deprecated in June 2025:

• Developer role
• Enable API keys toggle

The deprecation notice was communicated in an Administration announcement and documented on our What's New in Qlik Cloud feed. See Developer role and API key toggle deprecated | 6/16/2025 for details.

What products are affected by the removal of the role and toggle?

• Qlik Cloud Analytics
• Qlik Talend Cloud

What actions do I need to take?

To replace the deprecated built-in role, migrate your users away from the Developer role to a Custom Role with the required permissions (Manage API Keys).

To create and assign a replacement custom role:

1. In the Administration activity center, go to Manage users
2. On the Permissions tab, select Create new
3. Name the role using your organization's naming convention
4. Set Manage API keys to Allowed
5. Assign the role to users or groups who previously had the deprecated role
6. Remove the deprecated role from those users or groups

For additional reading on the Managed API Keys (set to Not allowed by default), see Permissions in User Default and custom roles | Permission settings — Features and actions.

When will the deprecated items be removed?

The Developer role and Enable API keys toggle will be removed in the coming weeks in line with the original announcement aiming for the end of 2025.

What will happen if we fail to migrate?

Once the Developer role has been removed, users who have not been updated to use the “Manage APK keys” = Allow permission will:

• Be unable to access the API keys UI in Profile > Settings
• Find their API keys disabled, resulting in 3rd-party integrations failing

API keys are not deleted from Qlik Cloud and will automatically be re-enabled once a user has been assigned the required Manage API Keys permissions.

To resolve this, a Tenant Administrator needs to act as outlined in What action do I need to take?

Environment

• Qlik Cloud Analytics
• Qlik Talend Cloud

Related Information

• Developer role and Enable API keys toggle deprecated | Qlik Developer Portal

[sanrout]

Hi

We assigned new custom role to the users who are previously in the "Developer" role

Regards,

Shankar