Microsoft Excel

Access the Microsoft Excel API (via Microsoft Graph) with managed OAuth authentication. Read and write workbooks, worksheets, ranges, tables, and charts stored in OneDrive or SharePoint.

Quick Start

# List worksheets in a workbook
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/microsoft-excel/{native-api-path}

Maton proxies requests to graph.microsoft.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Microsoft Excel OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=microsoft-excel&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'microsoft-excel'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2026-02-07T00:43:18.565932Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-02-07T00:43:29.729782Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "microsoft-excel",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Microsoft Excel connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Workbook Access Patterns

You can access workbooks using either ID-based or path-based patterns:

By File ID:

/microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/items/{file-id}/workbook/...

By File Path:

/microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/{path-to-file}:/workbook/...

Security & Permissions

• Access is scoped to workbooks, worksheets, tables, and cell data within the connected Microsoft Excel account.
• All write operations require explicit user approval. Before executing any create, update, or delete call, confirm the target resource and intended effect with the user.

API Reference

Drive Operations

Get Drive Info

GET /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive

List Root Files

GET /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root/children

Search for Excel Files

GET /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root/search(q='.xlsx')

Upload Excel File

PUT /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/{filename}.xlsx:/content
Content-Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet

{binary xlsx content}

Session Management

Sessions improve performance for multiple operations. Recommended for batch operations.

Create Session

POST /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/{path}:/workbook/createSession
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "persistChanges": true
}

Response:

{
  "persistChanges": true,
  "id": "cluster=PUS7&session=..."
}

Use the session ID in subsequent requests:

workbook-session-id: {session-id}

Close Session

POST /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/{path}:/workbook/closeSession
workbook-session-id: {session-id}

Worksheet Operations

List Worksheets

GET /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets

Response:

{
  "value": [
    {
      "id": "{00000000-0001-0000-0000-000000000000}",
      "name": "Sheet1",
      "position": 0,
      "visibility": "Visible"
    }
  ]
}

Get Worksheet

GET /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')

Create Worksheet

POST /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "NewSheet"
}

Update Worksheet

PATCH /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "RenamedSheet",
  "position": 2
}

Delete Worksheet

DELETE /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets('{worksheet-id}')

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Range Operations

Get Range

GET /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/range(address='A1:B2')

Response:

{
  "address": "Sheet1!A1:B2",
  "values": [
    ["Hello", "World"],
    [1, 2]
  ],
  "formulas": [
    ["Hello", "World"],
    [1, 2]
  ],
  "text": [
    ["Hello", "World"],
    ["1", "2"]
  ],
  "numberFormat": [
    ["General", "General"],
    ["General", "General"]
  ],
  "rowCount": 2,
  "columnCount": 2
}

Get Used Range

GET /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/usedRange

Update Range

PATCH /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/range(address='A1:B2')
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "values": [
    ["Updated", "Values"],
    [100, 200]
  ]
}

Clear Range

POST /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/range(address='A1:B2')/clear
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "applyTo": "All"
}

Options: All, Formats, Contents

Table Operations

List Tables

GET /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/tables

Create Table from Range

POST /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/tables/add
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "address": "A1:C4",
  "hasHeaders": true
}

Response:

{
  "id": "{6D182180-5F5F-448B-9E9C-377A5251CFC5}",
  "name": "Table1",
  "showHeaders": true,
  "showTotals": false,
  "style": "TableStyleMedium2"
}

Get Table

GET /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/tables('Table1')

Update Table

PATCH /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/tables('Table1')
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "PeopleTable",
  "showTotals": true
}

Get Table Rows

GET /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/tables('Table1')/rows

Response:

{
  "value": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "values": [["Alice", 30, "NYC"]]
    },
    {
      "index": 1,
      "values": [["Bob", 25, "LA"]]
    }
  ]
}

Add Table Row

POST /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/tables('Table1')/rows
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "values": [["Carol", 35, "Chicago"]]
}

Delete Table Row

DELETE /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/tables('Table1')/rows/itemAt(index=0)

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Get Table Columns

GET /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/tables('Table1')/columns

Add Table Column

POST /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/tables('Table1')/columns
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "values": [["Email"], ["alice@example.com"], ["bob@example.com"]]
}

Named Items

List Named Items

GET /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/names

Charts

List Charts

GET /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/charts

Add Chart

POST /microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/charts/add
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "type": "ColumnClustered",
  "sourceData": "A1:C4",
  "seriesBy": "Auto"
}

Code Examples

JavaScript

// Get range values
const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.maton.ai/microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/data.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/range(address='A1:B10')",
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.values);

Python

import os
import requests

# Update range values
response = requests.patch(
    "https://api.maton.ai/microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/data.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/range(address='A1:B2')",
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    json={'values': [['Name', 'Age'], ['Alice', 30]]}
)
print(response.json())

Notes

• Only .xlsx files are supported (not legacy .xls)
• Worksheet names with special characters need URL encoding
• Table and worksheet IDs containing { and } must be URL-encoded (%7B and %7D)
• Sessions expire after ~5 minutes of inactivity (persistent) or ~7 minutes (non-persistent)
• Use null in value arrays to skip updating specific cells
• Blank cells should use "" (empty string)
• Range addresses use A1 notation (e.g., A1:C10, Sheet1!A1:B5)
• IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain parentheses to disable glob parsing
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments

Error Handling

Status	Meaning
400	Missing Microsoft Excel connection or invalid request
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key
404	Item not found or session expired
429	Rate limited
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from Microsoft Graph API

Common Error Codes

Code	Description
ItemNotFound	File or resource doesn't exist
ItemAlreadyExists	Worksheet or table with that name already exists
InvalidArgument	Invalid parameter or missing required field
SessionNotFound	Session expired or doesn't exist

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with microsoft-excel. For example:

• Correct: https://api.maton.ai/microsoft-excel/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets
• Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/v1.0/me/drive/root:/workbook.xlsx:/workbook/worksheets

Resources

• Microsoft Graph Excel API Overview
• Working with Excel in Microsoft Graph
• Excel Workbook Resource
• Excel Worksheet Resource
• Excel Range Resource
• Excel Table Resource
• Maton Community
• Maton Support