Access Live Apollo Data in Excel 365 Online (Excel for the web)

Microsoft Excel for the web represents a cloud-native iteration of Microsoft Excel. When integrated with CData Connect AI, you gain immediate access to Apollo 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 Apollo within your Connect AI instance and accessing live Apollo data in Excel for the web spreadsheets, whether for viewing or updating purposes.

CData Connect AI provides a pure cloud-to-cloud interface for Apollo, allowing you to easily access live Apollo 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 Apollo, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return Apollo data.

Configure Apollo Connectivity for Excel

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

1. Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection

2. Select "Apollo" from the Add Connection panel

3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Apollo.

   To connect to Apollo, register an OAuth application in Apollo at Settings > Integrations > API > OAuth Registration. Set the Redirect URI to https://oauth.cdata.com/oauth/. Copy the Client Id and Client Secret (the secret is shown only once). Then set the following:

   • OAuth Client Id: Set this to the Client Id from your Apollo OAuth application.
   • OAuth Client Secret: Set this to the Client Secret from your Apollo OAuth application.

   Click Sign In to complete OAuth authentication.

   
4. Click Save & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Apollo Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

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

Access Live Apollo Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect AI from Excel to access live Apollo 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.
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
6. In the CData Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel, click Import
7. Choose a Connection (e.g. API1), Table (e.g. Accounts), and Columns to import
8. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
9. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to Apollo Data from Cloud Applications

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

Try CData Connect AI and get real-time data access to hundreds of SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources directly from your cloud applications.