Create a connection

1In Administrator, select Connections.
2Click Add Connection.
3Search for and select Qlik Cloud and then click Next.
4Enter the following connection details:

Property	Description
Connection Name	Name of the connection. Each connection name must be unique within the organization. Connection names can contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following special characters: _ . + -, Maximum length is 255 characters.
Description	Description of the connection. Maximum length is 4000 characters.
Use Secret Vault	Stores sensitive credentials for this connection in the secrets manager that is configured for your organization. This property appears only if secrets manager is set up for your organization. When you enable the secret vault in the connection, you can select which credentials that the Secure Agent retrieves from the secrets manager. If you don't enable this option, the credentials are stored in the repository or on a local Secure Agent, depending on how your organization is configured. Note: If you’re using this connection to apply data access policies through pushdown or proxy services, you cannot use the Secret Vault configuration option. For information about how to configure and use a secrets manager, see Secrets manager configuration.
Runtime Environment	The name of the runtime environment where you want to run tasks. Select a Secure Agent or serverless runtime environment.

5Choose the API Key authentication type and enter the connection properties.
Note:
If you choose a different authentication method and then switch to API Key authentication, you might see additional properties on the page. To avoid this, close the connection creation workflow and start again.
6Click Test to test your connection to the source system.
7Click Save.

API Key authentication