Access Live Amazon Marketplace 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 Amazon Marketplace data directly within Excel, facilitating data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article shows how to connect to Amazon Marketplace in Connect Spreadsheets and access live Amazon Marketplace data in Excel spreadsheets online.

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Configure Amazon Marketplace Connectivity for Excel

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

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

   To connect to the Amazon Marketplace Webservice (MWS), AWSAccessKeyId, MWSAuthToken, AWSSecretKey and SellerId are required. You can optionally set the Marketplace property. For more information on obtaining values for these properties, refer to the Help documentation.

4. Click Create & Test

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

Access Live Amazon Marketplace Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Excel to access live Amazon Marketplace 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. AmazonMarketplace1), Table (e.g. Orders), and Columns to import
8. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
9. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to Amazon Marketplace Data from Spreadsheets

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