I’m trying to set up a connection between my Google Sheets data and Qlik Sense using the web connector feature. I’ve been searching for a detailed guide but haven’t found clear instructions yet. Does anyone know where I can find a comprehensive tutorial that walks through the entire process step by step? I need to understand how to configure the web connector properly to pull data from my Google spreadsheets into Qlik Sense. Any documentation or resources that explain the authentication setup and connection parameters would be really helpful. Has anyone successfully done this integration before and can point me in the right direction?
I did this integration six months ago - pretty challenging at first. The biggest headache was Google Sheets API authentication. You’ve got to create a service account in Google Cloud Console and generate the credentials file. Most tutorials skip over this part or explain it poorly. Once you get that sorted, the web connector setup is way easier. I’d recommend using Google Sheets API v4 endpoints instead of CSV exports - much more reliable. Watch out for token refresh issues and test everything thoroughly before going live. I had to dial back my script frequency because I totally missed the API rate limits initially.
Been doing this for two years - it works great. Most people screw up the Google Sheet permissions. You need to share it with the service account email or the connection won’t work at all. Qlik’s docs are actually decent for this - search ‘REST connector Google Sheets’ in their help section. Pro tip: test your API calls in Postman first before building them in Qlik. Saved me tons of headaches. If you’re pulling large datasets, add pagination to your REST calls or you’ll get timeouts. The connection string’s a pain to figure out initially, but once you get it right it’s bulletproof.
the Qlik community forum has solid examples if you search around. I fought with OAuth for weeks befor finding a working script there. Don’t forget to publish ur Google sheet to web first - tons of ppl skip this. Also check ur REST connector syntax twice - one bad bracket kills everything silently.