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# Connect Qlik with API Key – StackOne Hub

> Link a Qlik account in the StackOne Hub using API Key. End-user guide to authorize the integration and start using Qlik actions.

<Warning>Tenant Admin role is required to grant the Manage API Keys permission.</Warning>

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  <h2>Generate an API key</h2>

  <p>An API key authenticates requests to Qlik Cloud with the same permissions as the user who created it.</p>

  <Steps>
    <Step title="Grant the Manage API Keys permission">
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        <p>Sign in to <a href="https://qlikcloud.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Qlik Cloud</a> with a Tenant Admin account.</p>

        <ul>
          <li>In the <strong>Administration</strong> activity center, click <strong>Manage users</strong> in the left sidebar.</li>
          <li>Select the <strong>Permissions</strong> tab at the top.</li>
          <li>Click the <strong>User Default</strong> button in the top right corner.</li>
          <li>In the User Default dialog, expand <strong>Features and actions</strong>.</li>
          <li>Expand the <strong>Developer</strong> section.</li>
          <li>Set <strong>Manage API keys</strong> to <strong>Allowed</strong>.</li>
          <li>Click <strong>Confirm</strong> to save the changes.</li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </Step>

    <Step title="Generate a new API key">
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        <p>In the Administration activity center, click <strong>API keys</strong> in the left sidebar.</p>

        <ul>
          <li>Click <strong>Generate new</strong> > <strong>Generate new key</strong>.</li>
          <li>In the <strong>API key description</strong> field, enter a name (e.g., `StackOne Integration`).</li>
          <li>For <strong>Expires in</strong>, select <strong>1 day</strong> (recommended for longer-running integrations; the other option is 6 hours).</li>
          <li>Click <strong>Generate</strong>.</li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </Step>

    <Step title="Copy API key">
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        <p>A popup will be displayed with the generated API key. Copy the API key and store it securely — it is only displayed once and cannot be retrieved again.</p>
      </div>
    </Step>
  </Steps>
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  <h2>Find your Tenant Name and Region</h2>

  <p>When connecting in StackOne, you will need your <strong>Tenant Name</strong> and <strong>Region</strong>.</p>

  <Steps>
    <Step title="Locate from your browser URL">
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        <p>After logging in to Qlik Cloud, look at the URL in your browser address bar. It follows this format:<br />`https://<tenant-name>.<region>.qlikcloud.com`<br />For example, if your URL is `https://my-company.us.qlikcloud.com/hub`:</p>

        <ul>
          <li><strong>Tenant Name</strong> is `my-company`.</li>
          <li><strong>Region</strong> is `us` (the part between the tenant name and `qlikcloud.com`).</li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </Step>
  </Steps>
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  <h2>Linking the Account from the Hub</h2>

  <Steps>
    <Step title="Navigate to the Hub">
      Use one of the three <a href="/guides/accounts-section#linking-accounts">Linking Account Methods</a> to access the Hub.
    </Step>

    <Step title="Fill out the fields">
      Fill out the following fields using details from your provider:

      <ul>
        <li><strong>Tenant Name</strong></li>
        <li><strong>Region</strong></li>
        <li><strong>API Key</strong></li>
      </ul>
    </Step>

    <Step title="Connect">
      <ul>
        <li>Click <strong>Connect</strong></li>
        <li>If applicable, the provider will redirect you to a sign-in or authorization page. Complete the provider's authorization flow.</li>
        <li>Once authorization is successful, you will see a confirmation popup</li>
      </ul>
    </Step>
  </Steps>

  <p>If the account linking is successful, you will see the newly linked account in your <a href="/guides/accounts-section">Accounts</a> page.</p>
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