# Qlik Glossaries API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/qliksense/glossaries-api/  
**Provider:** Qlik Sense APIs — https://apis.io/providers/qliksense/  
**Base URL:** https://{tenant}.{region}.qlikcloud.com/api/v1/glossaries  
**Documentation:** https://qlik.dev/apis/rest/glossaries/

Qlik Glossaries API is one of 82 APIs that [Qlik Sense APIs](https://apis.io/providers/qliksense/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Business Intelligence, Data Governance, and REST. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an API reference, and an OpenAPI specification.

A glossary is a collection of common and agreed upon (business) terms, typically focused on defining the meaning of data and described in terms that everyone understands.

## Operations (24)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/v1/glossaries` | Returns all glossaries. |
| POST | `/api/v1/glossaries` | Creates a new glossary. |
| GET | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}` | Retrieves a glossary. |
| PATCH | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}` | Updates glossary properties with json-patch formatted data. |
| PUT | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}` | Updates a glossary. |
| DELETE | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}` | Deletes a glossary and all of its terms. |
| GET | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/actions/export` | Exports a glossary. |
| GET | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/categories` | Returns a list of categories for a glossary. |
| POST | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/categories` | Creates a new category. |
| GET | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/categories/{categoryId}` | Retrieves a category. |
| PATCH | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/categories/{categoryId}` | Updates category properties with json-patch formatted data. |
| PUT | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/categories/{categoryId}` | Updates a category. |
| DELETE | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/categories/{categoryId}` | Deletes a category. |
| GET | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/terms` | Returns a list of terms for a glossary. |
| POST | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/terms` | Creates a new term. |
| GET | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/terms/{termId}` | Retrieves a term. |
| PATCH | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/terms/{termId}` | Updates term properties with json-patch formatted data |
| PUT | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/terms/{termId}` | Updates a term. |
| DELETE | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/terms/{termId}` | Deletes a term. |
| POST | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/terms/{termId}/actions/change-status` | Changes the status of the term. |
| GET | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/terms/{termId}/links` | Returns a list of links assigned to a term. |
| POST | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/terms/{termId}/links` | Creates a new link to a term. |
| GET | `/api/v1/glossaries/{id}/terms/{termId}/revisions` | Retrieves previous revisions of a term. |
| POST | `/api/v1/glossaries/actions/import` | Imports a glossary from file. |

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Documentation** — https://qlik.dev/apis/rest/glossaries/
- **APIReference** — https://qlik.dev/apis/rest/glossaries/
- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/qliksense/refs/heads/main/openapi/qliksense-glossaries.json
- **Overlay** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/qliksense/refs/heads/main/overlays/qliksense-glossaries-overlay.yaml

## Other Qlik Sense APIs APIs (12)

- [Qlik Engine API](https://apis.io/apis/qliksense/engine-api/)
- [Qlik Server-Side Extension Protocol](https://apis.io/apis/qliksense/server-side-extension/)
- [Qlik Cloud System Events](https://apis.io/apis/qliksense/system-events/)
- [Qlik MCP Server](https://apis.io/apis/qliksense/mcp-server/)
- [Qlik Apps API](https://apis.io/apis/qliksense/analytics-apps-api/)
- [Qlik Change stores API](https://apis.io/apis/qliksense/analytics-change-stores-api/)
- [Qlik Adaptive cards API](https://apis.io/apis/qliksense/analytics-discovery-agent-adaptive-cards-api/)
- [Qlik ODAG apps API](https://apis.io/apis/qliksense/analytics-odag-apps-api/)
- [Qlik ODAG links API](https://apis.io/apis/qliksense/analytics-odag-links-api/)
- [Qlik ODAG requests API](https://apis.io/apis/qliksense/analytics-odag-requests-api/)
- [Qlik ODAG settings API](https://apis.io/apis/qliksense/analytics-odag-settings-api/)
- [Qlik API keys API](https://apis.io/apis/qliksense/api-keys-api/)

## Tags

Business Intelligence, Data Governance, REST

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