Automating creation of space links (generic links) via Qlik Automate / API

[cristian_dalsanto]

Hi all,

I’m trying to automate the creation of “generic links” inside a Qlik Cloud space.

Use case:

• I have an on-prem Qlik Sense app

• At the end of the reload script, I trigger a REST call

• This call invokes a Qlik Automate automation (webhook trigger)

• The payload contains:

  • link name

  • link URL

  • target space

Goal:
Automatically create a link in a Qlik Cloud space pointing to external resources (e.g. dashboards, apps, tools).

What I found so far:

• Automations can be triggered via webhook ✔️

• But I couldn’t find any API or block to create “links” in a space ❌

Questions:

1. Is there any supported API to create these links programmatically?

2. Is this feature planned or intentionally UI-only?

3. Are there recommended alternatives for this use case?

Thanks!

[Greg_Taffer · Accepted solution]

Automating the creation of generic links in Qlik Cloud via Qlik Application Automation or a direct API call is currently not supported through a public, dedicated "Links" API or a standard "Create Link" automation block. 

Generic links are primarily managed through the Administration activity center or the Analytics activity center. 

Alternative Approaches
 

Since a dedicated API endpoint for link creation is not available in the Qlik Developer Portal, you can consider these workarounds:
 

• Bulk Upload via CSV: Tenant administrators can manually upload a CSV file containing link names and URLs to the Administration activity center. While not fully automated via your webhook, this handles high-volume creation.
• Qlik Automate - "Call URL" Block: You can attempt to find the internal (undocumented) endpoint by inspecting network traffic while manually creating a link in the Hub. If found, use the Call URL block in Qlik Automate to trigger a POST request to that endpoint. Note: Undocumented APIs are subject to change without notice.
• Catalog Items: If your goal is to make external resources discoverable, consider creating other cataloged items (like small apps with Redirect URLs) that can be managed via the Items API, which does support programmatic creation. 

Current Limitations
 

• Public API: There is no "Links" category in the official Qlik Cloud REST API documentation for creating these specific generic link objects.
• Automation Blocks: The Qlik Cloud connector lacks a native "Create Generic Link" block. 

[Dave_Channon]

Please consider opening an ideation for publishing of this endpoint, or voting on an existing idea via Qlik Ideation: https://community.qlik.com/t5/Ideation/ct-p/qlik-product-insight