We report combined experimental and theoretical analysis of superconductivity in CaK(Fe$_{1-x}$Ni$_x$)$_4$As$_4$ (CaK1144) for $x=$0, 0.017 and 0.034. To obtain the superfluid density, $rho=left(1+Delta lambda_L(T)/lambda_L(0) right)^{-2}$, the temperature dependence of the London penetration depth, $Delta lambda_L (T)$, was measured by using tunnel-diode resonator (TDR) and the results agreed with the microwave coplanar resonator (MWR) with the small differences accounted for by considering a three orders of magnitude higher frequency of MWR. The absolute value of $lambda_L (T ll T_c) approx lambda_L(0)$ was measured by using MWR, $lambda_L (mathrm{5~K}) approx 170 pm 20$ nm, which agreed well with the NV-centers in diamond optical magnetometry that gave $lambda_L (mathrm{5~K}) approx 196 pm 12$ nm. The experimental results are analyzed within the Eliashberg theory, showing that the superconductivity of CaK1144 is well described by the nodeless s$_{pm}$ order parameter and that upon Ni doping the interband interaction increases.
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