Qlik Sense QRS REST API Access

[gogoy7]

Is there a decent zero to REST API tutorial or guide for Qlik Sense Enterprise?

I’m a full stack dev who is comfortable with JWTs, basic auth etc and very comfortable with Node/JS and API calls, custom headers, etc but for some reason none of the guides I’ve found really cover every setting that is required.

Why do I need a cert etc? What’s a virtual proxy vs proxy? If only there was an API to call...

[Chirantha · Accepted solution]

QRS API allows you to communicate directly with the QRS to access all data and configuration information for a Qlik Sense site. You can find the official documentation for the QRS API on the Qlik Help website.
 

To connect to the QRS API, you need to use HTTPS and authenticate each request. You also need to include the Xrfkey parameter and header to prevent cross-site scripting attacks 1. There are two ports for accessing the QRS API endpoints: port 443 of the proxy and port 4242 of the QRS. If you access QRS endpoints via the proxy at port 443, you must specify the virtual proxy prefix in the path unless you want to use the default virtual proxy, which has no prefix.

A virtual proxy is an entity that handles authentication and session handling for a group of users. It is associated with a proxy, which is responsible for routing requests between clients and services in a Qlik Sense site.

All of the above information can be found in this article