Access Live Marketo Data in Excel for the Web (Excel 365/Online) through Connect Spreadsheets

Microsoft Excel for the web represents a cloud-native iteration of Microsoft Excel. When combined with Connect Spreadsheets by CData, you gain immediate access to Marketo data directly within Excel, facilitating data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article shows how to connect to Marketo in Connect Spreadsheets and access and update live Marketo data in Excel spreadsheets online.

Connect Spreadsheets is the easiest way to get all your live data into Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets - no more downloading, wrangling, and uploading files again. Just connect to your data, select the dataset you'd like to see, and import it into your spreadsheet.

Configure Marketo Connectivity for Excel

Connectivity to Marketo from Excel is made possible through Connect Spreadsheets . To work with Marketo data from Excel, we start by creating and configuring a Marketo connection.

1. Log into Connect Spreadsheets, click Sources and click Add Connection 👁 Adding a Connection
   
2. Select "Marketo" from the Add Connection panel 👁 Selecting a data source
   
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Marketo.

   Both the REST and SOAP APIs are supported and can be chosen by using the Schema property.

   For the REST API: The OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and RESTEndpoint properties, under the OAuth and REST Connection sections, must be set to valid Marketo user credentials.

   For the SOAP API: The UserId, EncryptionKey, and SOAPEndpoint properties, under the SOAP Connection section, must be set to valid Marketo user credentials.

   See the "Getting Started" chapter of the help documentation for a guide to obtaining these values.

   👁 Configuring a connection (Salesforce is shown)
   
4. Click Create & Test

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Marketo data from Excel for the web.

Access Live Marketo Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Excel to access live Marketo data.

1. Log into Excel, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
2. Click Insert and click Office Add-ins. (If you have already installed the Add-In, jump to step 4.)
3. Search for Connect Spreadsheets and click "Get it now" to install the Add-in. 👁 Install the Add-In
   
4. Back in Excel, open the Data ribbon select and click the CData Connect Spreadsheets "Get Data" button. 👁 Open Add in panel
   
5. In the Add-In panel, click "Log in" to sign into and authenticate with your Connect Spreadsheets account 👁 Authorizing the Add-In
   
6. In the Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel, click Import 👁 Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel
   
7. Choose a Connection (e.g. Marketo1), Table (e.g. Leads), and Columns to import 👁 Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel
   
8. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit 👁 Choosing a Connection, Table, and Columns
   
9. Click Execute to import the data 👁 Executing the Query
   

Update Marketo Data from Excel

In addition to viewing Marketo data in Excel, Connect Spreadsheets also lets you update and delete Marketo data. Begin by importing data (as described above).

1. Update any cell or cells with changes you want to push to Marketo
2. In the Connect Spreadsheets Add-In panel, select Update
3. Optionally highlight the cell(s) you wish to update and select an update option ("Update All" or "Update Selected") 👁 Executing the update (Salesforce is shown).
   
4. Click Execute to push the updates to Marketo

A notification will appear when the update is complete.

Live Access to Marketo Data from Spreadsheets

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live Marketo data from your Excel workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

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