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



Connect to QuickBooks Online data from Excel 365 Online (Excel for the web) with Connect Spreadsheets.

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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 QuickBooks Online data directly within Excel, facilitating data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article shows how to connect to QuickBooks Online in Connect Spreadsheets and access and update live QuickBooks Online 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.

About QuickBooks Online Data Integration

CData provides the easiest way to access and integrate live data from QuickBooks Online. Customers use CData connectivity to:

  • Realize high-performance data reads thanks to push-down query optimization for complex operations like filters and aggregations.
  • Read, write, update, and delete QuickBooks Online data.
  • Run reports, download attachments, and send or void invoices directly from code using SQL stored procedures.
  • Connect securely using OAuth and modern cryptography, including TLS 1.2, SHA-256, and ECC.

Many users access live QuickBooks Online data from preferred analytics tools like Power BI and Excel, directly from databases with federated access, and use CData solutions to easily integrate QuickBooks Online data with automated workflows for business-to-business communications.

For more information on how customers are solving problems with CData's QuickBooks Online solutions, refer to our blog: https://www.cdata.com/blog/360-view-of-your-customers.


Getting Started


This setup requires a Connect Spreadsheets instance and the Connect Spreadsheets Add-In for Excel. To get started, sign up a free trial of Connect Spreadsheets and install the free Connect Spreadsheets Excel Add-In.


Configure QuickBooks Online Connectivity for Excel

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

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

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

Access Live QuickBooks Online Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Excel to access live QuickBooks Online 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. QuickBooksOnline1), Table (e.g. Customers), and Columns to import
  8. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
  9. Click Execute to import the data

Update QuickBooks Online Data from Excel

In addition to viewing QuickBooks Online data in Excel, Connect Spreadsheets also lets you update and delete QuickBooks Online data. Begin by importing data (as described above).

  1. Update any cell or cells with changes you want to push to QuickBooks Online
  2. In the Connect Spreadsheets Add-In panel, select Update
  3. Optionally highlight the cell(s) you wish to update and select an update option ("Update All" or "Update Selected")
  4. Click Execute to push the updates to QuickBooks Online

A notification will appear when the update is complete

Live Access to QuickBooks Online Data from Spreadsheets

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

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