Nprinting Rest API Connection through QlikView desktop

[Sonja_Bauernfeind]

How to connect to Nprinting API via REST connector in QlikView Desktop

Products used:

NPrinting April 2018 - available for download on the download page NPrinting section
QlikView Desktop - available for download on the download page QlikView section
Rest Connector - available for download on the download page Connectors section

You will access the REST connector from a QlikView document script editor.

 

For Get Method:

• https://NPServer:4993/api/v1/login/ntlm
• Method GET
• Authentication Schema: WindowsNTLM
• Username
• Password
• Allow response headers
• Skip server certificate Validation

For POST Method:

https://NPServer:4993/api/v1/login/ntlm

• Method POST
• Authentication Schema: WindowsNTLM
• Username
• Password
• Skip server certificate Validation
• Allow response headers
• Additional Request Parameters--> Name  Orign   Value https://NPServer

Validate the user exists in NPServer before Testing connection

Related Information:

• https://community.qlik.com/t5/Knowledge/How-to-use-NPrinting-APIs-with-Qlik-REST-Connector/ta-p/1717...
• https://community.qlik.com/t5/Qlik-NPrinting-Documents/Run-a-Qlik-NPrinting-API-POST-command-via-Qli...

[bluecarbon]

Should I be running this from Qlikview server or Nprinting Server?

Is there a separate steps to run it from any local Desktop.

Thank you,

Rakul.

[Sonja_Bauernfeind]

Hello @bluecarbon  The steps above are for a QlikView Desktop client connecting to the Nprinting Rest API. So they'd be carried out on the QlikView Desktop. 

This would then presumably enter information in the script so you can reuse the document on a QlikView server. 

[AntonioC]

Hi, is there any solution for kerberos authentication method?

At the moment, I only get error 401 (Unauthorized).

Thank you, Antonio

[Sonja_Bauernfeind]

Hello @AntonioC 

There are additional steps required to enable Kerberos for use with NPRinting. See Kerberos authentication.

Should you require additional assistance after setting this up, I would recommend posting on our Qlik NPrinting forums.

All the best,
Sonja