29.5. Appendix E: QGIS Application Network Connections

This is a list of the pre-configured/automated network connections that QGIS makes. Some of the connections are user initiated because they require an action from the user before they take place, others happen automatically.

Name	Purpose	UX mode	Server	Information sent to server	Information stored on server
qgis.org
New version check	Notify the user on new QGIS versions availability	Automatic	https://www.qgis.org	IP, QGIS version, OS	IP in server log
Python API help	Browser PyQGIS documentation	User initiated	https://qgis.org/pyqgis/%1/search.html?q=%2	IP, QGIS version, OS	IP in server log
feed.qgis.org
QGIS Feed	Retrieve QGIS news from the feed	Automatic	https://feed.qgis.org	IP, language code, last download timestamp, OS	IP in server log
plugins.qgis.org
Check for plugin updates	Notify the user about plugin updates	User initiated/automatic (configurable)	https://plugins.qgis.org	IP, QGIS version, OS	IP in server log
Plugins list	Retrieve the list of plugins	User initiated	https://plugins.qgis.org	IP, QGIS version, OS	IP in server log
Plugin installation	Download and install a plugin package	User initiated	https://plugins.qgis.org	IP, QGIS version, OS	Increase plugin download counter by one
Styles	List user contributed styles	User initiated	https://plugins.qgis.org/styles	IP, QGIS version, OS	Increase download counter by one
3rd party
Terrain data	Produce a DEM for 3D views	User initiated	https://s3.amazonaws.com/elevation-tiles-prod/terrarium/{z}/{x}/{y}.png	IP, QGIS version, OS	see Amazon TOS
Google Map Geocoder	Geocoding services	User initiated	https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json	IP, QGIS version, OS	See google maps API TOS
Nominatim Geocoder	Geocoding services	User initiated	https://nominatim.qgis.org/search	IP, QGIS version, OS
Geodetic grid	Add a new PROJ grid	User initiated	https://cdn.proj.org	IP, PROJ version	Access logs are permanently deleted after one day