Why connect themThe Link Scraper API in Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft Excel remains the enterprise standard for data analysis. Connecting APIs to Excel Online enables automated data imports, real-time validation, and dynamic reporting. Bridge your Excel workflows with external data sources seamlessly.
What you can buildWorkflows worth wiring.
Import daily financial data directly into your analysis spreadsheets
Validate customer data entries against external databases in real-time
Build automated reports that pull the latest metrics from various APIs
Create inventory tracking sheets that sync with external systems
TemplatesReady-made ideas.
New row added Scrape links → write results to adjacent columnsBulk link extraction from URLs
Scrape links from every URL added to your Excel spreadsheet and write linkCount, externalLinkCount, and internalLinkCount into adjacent columns.
Scheduled trigger Loop rows → scrape links → update columnsSEO link audit across URL list
Run link scraping across an entire column of URLs in Excel. Populate columns with linkCount, externalLinkCount, and uniqueDomains for SEO auditing.
SetupConnect it in a few steps.
Set up with Zapier
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Set the trigger. Create a Zap with Microsoft Excel as the trigger app and "New row" as the event. Connect your account.
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Add the API action. Add APIVerve as the action, select the Link Scraper API, and map your trigger data to the request.
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Send it back. Add a second Microsoft Excel action for "Add row" and map the returned fields (like url) into it.
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Test & turn on. Test the Zap with real data to confirm the mapping, then turn it on.
Set up with Make
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Add the trigger. Create a scenario and add a Microsoft Excel module set to "New row". Authenticate your account.
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Call the API. Add an HTTP module pointing at api.apiverve.com/v1/linkscraper with your x-api-key header. Pass the trigger's data as the input.
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Parse & map. Add a JSON module to read the response, then a Microsoft Excel module for "Add row". Map fields like data.url into place.
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Activate. Run once to confirm the mapping, then switch the scenario on and set its schedule.
The payloadWhat Microsoft Excel receives.
url"http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concep…"
linkCount16
externalLinkCount13
internalLinkCount3
linksarray of 3
uniqueDomainsarray of 2
