- Open Dropbox app on your browser or machine and sign in to sync your Drive files to a local folder.
- Log in and open your Qlik Sense app, and click Data load editor from the top menu.
- Click Create new connection in the Data connections panel on the right.
- Select Dropbox from the list of connectors.
- Click Authenticate to open the Dropbox sign-in page. Log in to your account and grant Qlik permission to access your files.
- Copy the authentication code provided by Dropbox and paste it into the Qlik connector dialog, then click Verify.
- Click Create to store the connection. You can now access the saved connection, browse the available tables, and select the ones you want to load into your app.
How to Integrate Qlik with Dropbox
Use this interactive demo to learn how to integrate Qlik with Dropbox.
📌 Why this matters
Why this matters
Dropbox is widely used by distributed teams and agencies for storing and sharing files across clients and projects. While there is no native Dropbox connector in Qlik Sense, the desktop sync approach makes it easy to treat Dropbox files the same as any local file. This works especially well for teams that regularly update files in Dropbox and want those updates to flow into their Qlik dashboards on a regular reload schedule. It keeps your integration simple and does not require any additional licensing or technical configuration.
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