Qlik Sense Enterprise About API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Qlik Sense Enterprise Qlik Sense Service About API
  description: REST API for retrieving product information about a Qlik Sense site, including system details, installed components, external URLs, and third-party software information. The About Service API provides read-only endpoints that return JSON-formatted information about the Qlik Sense deployment.
  version: 2025.11.0
  contact:
    name: Qlik Support
    url: https://community.qlik.com/
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.qlik.com/us/legal/terms-of-use
  x-providerName: Qlik
  x-serviceName: qlik-sense-about-service
servers:
- url: https://{server}/api/about/v1
  description: About Service API via HTTPS
  variables:
    server:
      default: localhost
      description: Qlik Sense server hostname
security:
- xrfkey: []
tags:
- name: About
  description: ODAG service metadata
paths:
  /about:
    get:
      operationId: getOdagAbout
      summary: Qlik Sense Enterprise Get ODAG service information
      description: Retrieves basic information about the ODAG service including its version and stability index.
      tags:
      - About
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/XrfKeyParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ODAG service information returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OdagAbout'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /about/description:
    get:
      operationId: getProxyApiDescription
      summary: Qlik Sense Enterprise Get complete endpoint description
      description: Retrieves a complete list of all endpoints available in the QPS API. This serves as the API discovery mechanism.
      tags:
      - About
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/XrfKeyParam_2'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: API endpoint descriptions returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/EndpointDescription'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized_2'
  /about/api/description:
    get:
      operationId: getApiDescription
      summary: Qlik Sense Enterprise Get API endpoint descriptions
      description: Retrieves a description of all available QRS API endpoints, optionally filtered by HTTP method and in an extended format.
      tags:
      - About
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/XrfKeyParam_3'
      - name: extended
        in: query
        description: Whether to return extended descriptions
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      - name: method
        in: query
        description: Filter endpoints by HTTP method
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - GET
          - POST
          - PUT
          - DELETE
      - name: format
        in: query
        description: Response format
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - JSON
      responses:
        '200':
          description: API description returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/EndpointDescription_2'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized_3'
  /about/api/default:
    get:
      operationId: getApiDefaults
      summary: Qlik Sense Enterprise Get default values for all entity types
      description: Retrieves the default values for all entity types in the QRS, optionally including list entries.
      tags:
      - About
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/XrfKeyParam_3'
      - name: listentries
        in: query
        description: Whether to include list entries in the defaults
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Default entity values returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized_3'
  /about/api/enums:
    get:
      operationId: getApiEnums
      summary: Qlik Sense Enterprise Get enumeration types
      description: Retrieves all enumeration types used across the QRS API, including their allowed values.
      tags:
      - About
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/XrfKeyParam_3'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Enumeration types returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized_3'
  /cache:
    delete:
      operationId: invalidateCache
      summary: Qlik Sense Enterprise Invalidate cache
      description: Invalidates the QRS cache, forcing fresh data retrieval on subsequent requests. Use with caution as this impacts performance.
      tags:
      - About
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/XrfKeyParam_3'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Cache invalidated successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized_3'
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized_2:
      description: Authentication failed or Xrfkey missing/mismatched.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized_3:
      description: Authentication failed. The request lacks valid authentication credentials or the Xrfkey header/parameter is missing or mismatched.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    EndpointDescription:
      type: object
      properties:
        method:
          type: string
          description: HTTP method
        path:
          type: string
          description: Endpoint path
        description:
          type: string
          description: Endpoint description
    OdagAbout:
      type: object
      properties:
        version:
          type: string
          description: ODAG service version
        stabilityIndex:
          type: string
          description: API stability level (e.g., stable)
    EndpointDescription_2:
      type: object
      properties:
        method:
          type: string
          description: HTTP method
        path:
          type: string
          description: Endpoint path
        description:
          type: string
          description: Endpoint description
        parameters:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
  parameters:
    XrfKeyParam_3:
      name: Xrfkey
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Cross-site request forgery prevention key. Must be 16 arbitrary characters matching the X-Qlik-Xrfkey header value.
      schema:
        type: string
        minLength: 16
        maxLength: 16
    XrfKeyParam:
      name: Xrfkey
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Cross-site request forgery prevention key matching the X-Qlik-Xrfkey header.
      schema:
        type: string
        minLength: 16
        maxLength: 16
    XrfKeyParam_2:
      name: Xrfkey
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Cross-site request forgery prevention key. Must be 16 arbitrary characters matching the X-Qlik-Xrfkey header value.
      schema:
        type: string
        minLength: 16
        maxLength: 16
  securitySchemes:
    xrfkey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Qlik-Xrfkey
      description: Cross-site request forgery prevention key. Must be 16 arbitrary characters and must match the Xrfkey query parameter.