Directly import API data into a spreadsheet (2024)

You can query theData Extraction API URL to export data in an XML format to import into your choice of software for analysis and manipulation. You can choose several options to manipulate XML data such as a Microsoft Excel Power Query or using PivotTables.

In this section, we show the basic steps to import data from the Data Extraction API into Microsoft Excel, and provide steps for the 2010 edition.

We recommend you ensure the APIURLreturns data before you attempt to import data to a spreadsheet.

Due to the reduced feature set for Microsoft Excel online, not all these options may be available if you use the online version.

Import the APIdata as XML

To enable the Developer tab in the Excel ribbon:

1. In Microsoft Excel, select the File tab, then go to Options > Customize Ribbon
2. In the Customize the Ribbon drop-down menu select Main Tabs
3. Select the Developer check box then OKto apply

To create XMLMap:

1. Open a blank workbook
2. Go to the Developer tab and click on Source
3. Click the XMLMaps button in the XMLSource pane on the right
4. Click Add, enter the full APIURL including the APIKey and service call (Format example: https://SERVER/api/?apikey=yourAPIkey&service=list_failing_checks) in the File name then select Open
5. Click OK to create a schema based on the XMLsource data when prompted by Excel, then OKagain in the XMLMaps dialog



6. To apply this schema to the workbook, hold "result" at the top of the XMLschema in the "XMLSource" pane then drag it to the target location in the spreadsheet (for example cell 'A1')
7. Right-click the location to import the APIdata to (for example cell 'A2') from the context menu select XML >XMLImport

   

8. Enter the full APIURL including the APIKey and service call (Format example: https://SERVER/api/?apikey=yourAPIkey&service=list_failing_checks) then Open

   Excel connects to the API, retrieves the data and populates the workbook

To refresh the information in the workbook go to the Data tab, and click Refresh All.

Microsoft Excel 2010

1. Launch Microsoft Excel and create a blank workbook
2. Click the Data tab then select From Web in the Get External Data section



3. Enter the API URL in the Address field of the New Web Query dialog and click Go
4. The contents of the URL display in the dialog’s window and if everything is correct click Import

   

   The download of data into Microsoft Excel begins (depending upon its configuration you may be required to accept an XML scheme informational message).

5. In the Import Data dialog, select the location where you want to put the data

   

6. You can now manipulate and analyze the data using Microsoft Excel, for example with Pivot Tables or a Microsoft Excel Power Query.