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

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

1. Log into Connect Spreadsheets, click Connections and click Add Connection
2. Select "Google Analytics" from the Add Connection panel
3. Google Analytics uses OAuth to authenticate. Click "Sign in" to authenticate with Google Analytics.

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

Access Live Google Analytics Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Excel to access live Google Analytics 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. GoogleAnalytics1), Table (e.g. Traffic), and Columns to import
8. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
9. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to Google Analytics Data from Spreadsheets

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

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