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⇱ Access Live Monday.com Data in Excel 365 Online (Excel for the web)


Access Live Monday.com Data in Excel 365 Online (Excel for the web)

πŸ‘ Jerod Johnson
Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism
Connect to Monday.com data from Excel 365 Online (Excel for the web) with CData Connect AI.

Microsoft Excel for the web represents a cloud-native iteration of Microsoft Excel. When integrated with CData Connect AI, you gain immediate access to Monday.com data directly from within Excel. This access facilitates data analysis, collaborative work, calculations, and more. This article provides a step-by-step guide on connecting to Monday.com within your Connect AI instance and accessing live Monday.com data in Excel for the web spreadsheets, whether for viewing or updating purposes.

CData Connect AI provides a pure cloud-to-cloud interface for Monday.com, allowing you to easily access live Monday.com data in Excel for the web. Simply use the Connect AI Add-In to query live data (or write your own). Using optimized data processing out of the box, CData Connect AI pushes all supported query operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to Monday.com, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return Monday.com data.

This setup requires a CData Connect AI instance and the CData Connect AI Add-In for Excel. To get started, sign up a free trial of Connect AI and install the free Connect AI Excel Add-In.


Configure Monday.com Connectivity for Excel

Connectivity to Monday.com from Excel is made possible through CData Connect AI. To work with Monday.com data from Excel, we start by creating and configuring a Monday.com connection.

  1. Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection
  2. πŸ‘ Adding a Connection
  3. Select "Monday.com" from the Add Connection panel
  4. πŸ‘ Selecting a data source
  5. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Monday.com.

    You can connect to Monday.com using either API Token authentication or OAuth authentication.

    Connecting with an API Token

    Connect to Monday.com by specifying the APIToken. Set the AuthScheme to Token and obtain the APIToken as follows:

    • API tokens for admin users
      1. Log in to your Monday.com account and click on your avatar in the bottom left corner.
      2. Select Admin.
      3. Select "API" on the left side of the Admin page.
      4. Click the "Copy" button to copy the user's API token.
    • API tokens for non-admin users
      1. Click on your profile picture in the bottom left of your screen.
      2. Select "Developers"
      3. Click "Developer" and then "My Access Tokens" at the top.
      4. Select "Show" next to the API token, where you'll be able to copy it.

    Connecting with OAuth Authentication

    Alternatively, you can establish a connection using OAuth (refer to the OAuth section of the Help documentation).

    πŸ‘ Configuring a connection (Salesforce is shown)
  6. Click Save & Test
  7. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Monday.com Connection page and update the User-based permissions. πŸ‘ Updating permissions

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

Access Live Monday.com Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect AI from Excel to access live Monday.com 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 CData Connect Spreadsheets Add-In and install the Add-in. πŸ‘ Install the Add-In
  4. Click Data and open the CData Connect Spreadsheets Add-In.
  5. In the Add-In panel, click Login or Sign-up to authenticate with your CData Connect AI instance πŸ‘ Authorizing the Add-In
  6. In the CData Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel, click Import πŸ‘ CData Connect AI panel in Excel
  7. Choose a Connection (e.g. Monday1), Table (e.g. Invoices), and Columns to import πŸ‘ CData Connect AI panel in Excel
  8. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit πŸ‘ Choosing a Connection, Table, and Columns
  9. Click Execute to import the data πŸ‘ Executing the Query

Live Access to Monday.com Data from Cloud Applications

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

πŸ‘ Imported data (Salesforce is shown)

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