# Live connection from excel ? \[May 26\]

**URL:** <https://community.nocodb.com/t/live-connection-from-excel-may-26/490>\
**Category:** Discord-Discussions\
**Created:** [November 3, 2022, 9:53am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/live-connection-from-excel-may-26/490 "2022-11-03T09:53:38Z")\
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> 🙋‍♂️ **TastierSub** _asked_

## Is it possible to create a live connection to a database in NocoDB from Excel? I’d like to manage master data in NocoDB, but occasionally import it into Excel for ad hoc reporting.

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**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 9:53am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/live-connection-from-excel-may-26/490/2 "2022-11-03T09:53:39Z")

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> 💁 **o1lab** _replied_

#### Like you would like to connect to nocodb to via excel ?

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> 🙋‍♂️ **TastierSub** _replied_

#### Correct.

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> 💁 **o1lab** _replied_

#### not possible

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> 💁 **o1lab** _replied_

#### would you be able to connect to a 3rd party api in excel ?

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> 💁 **o1lab** _replied_

#### if so you could do possibly do that

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> 🙋‍♂️ **TastierSub** _replied_

#### I’ll have to look into it. It looks like folks have been able to connect Airtable through some code - I was hoping something similar existed for NocoDB.

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#### [https://community.airtable.com/t/airtable-link-to-excel-via-power-query/18675](https://community.airtable.com/t/airtable-link-to-excel-via-power-query/18675)

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> 💁 **o1lab** _replied_

#### pls give it a shot & let us know

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