Access Live ShipStation Data in Excel for the Web (Excel 365/Online)

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 ShipStation data directly within Excel, facilitating data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article shows how to connect to ShipStation in Connect Spreadsheets and access live ShipStation 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 ShipStation Connectivity for Excel

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

1. Log into Connect Spreadsheets, click Connections and click Add Connection
2. Select "ShipStation" from the Add Connection panel
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to ShipStation.

   Use the BASIC Authentication standard to connect.

   1. Login to your ShipStation account
   2. Click on the settings icon in the upper right corner. A column menu will show up on the left
   3. Click Account -> API Settings
   4. On the API Settings page, note the API Key and API Secret.

   Authenticating to ShipStation

   • APIKey: Set this to the API key from the API settings page.
   • APISecret: Set this to the Secret key from the API settings page.
4. Click Create & Test

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

Access Live ShipStation Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Excel to access live ShipStation 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.
4. Back in Excel, open the Data ribbon select and click the Connect Spreadsheets "Get Data" button.
5. In the Add-In panel, click "Log in" to sign into and authenticate with your Connect Spreadsheets account
6. In the Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel, click Import
7. Choose a Connection (e.g. ShipStation1), Table (e.g. Tags), and Columns to import
8. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
9. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to ShipStation Data from Spreadsheets

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

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