net/http error: TLS handshake timeout during App Get request with Qlik-CLI

[Sonja_Bauernfeind]

A TLS handshake timeout is reached when running a simple App Get requests via Qlik-CLI. The same request via Invoke-WebRequest completes quickly and successfully.

PowerShell Script example with error:

$tenant = "xxxx.eu.qlikcloud.com"
$tenantId = 'xxxxxx'
$apikey = "STRIPPED"
qlik context update $tenant --api-key $apikey
qlik context use $tenant
qlik app get "xxxxxx" v#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# CLI OUTPUT:
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Context: xxxxx.qlikcloud.com
qlik : Server-type not set, guessing "cloud"
At line:7 char:1
+ qlik app get "xxxxxxx" -v
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
{{ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (Server-type not set, guessing "cloud":String) [], RemoteException}}
{{ + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError}}

GET xxxxxx
> Authorization: Bearer xxxxx
> Content-Type: application/json
> Referer: xxxxxx 
> User-Agent: qlik/2.8.0 (windows)
Error: Get "xxxxxxx": net/http: TLS handshake timeout

Resolution

Qlik-CLI doesn't pick up the Internet Proxy defined in Internet Options at the OS level, while PowerShell does.

To resolve this, set the https_proxy environment variable via PowerShell or at the OS level permanently to guarantee Qlik-CLI can connect to their tenant via the permitted path in their network setup.

Example:

Set the environment variable at beginning of the script:

$env:https_proxy="http://url.etc"

Remove the environment variable when done:

$env:https_proxy="http://url.etc"

Related Content 

Getting started with Qlik-CLI 

Environment

Qlik Cloud 
Qlik-CLI

Internal Investigation ID(s) 

QB-9096