Why connect themThe MX Lookup API in Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft Excel remains the enterprise standard for data analysis. Connecting APIs to Excel Online enables automated data imports, real-time validation, and dynamic reporting. Bridge your Excel workflows with external data sources seamlessly.
What you can buildWorkflows worth wiring.
Import daily financial data directly into your analysis spreadsheets
Validate customer data entries against external databases in real-time
Build automated reports that pull the latest metrics from various APIs
Create inventory tracking sheets that sync with external systems
TemplatesReady-made ideas.
New row added Look up MX records → write to adjacent columnsLook up MX records for domain column
Validate every domain added to your Excel sheet by looking up MX records. Write the exchange hostnames and priority values into adjacent columns.
Manual trigger or schedule Loop rows → look up MX records → update statusBatch MX lookup for existing domains
Run MX lookups across an entire column of domains. Populate columns with the primary exchange hostname and priority for each.
SetupConnect it in a few steps.
Set up with Zapier
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Set the trigger. Create a Zap with Microsoft Excel as the trigger app and "New row" as the event. Connect your account.
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Add the API action. Add APIVerve as the action, select the MX Lookup API, and map your trigger data to the request.
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Send it back. Add a second Microsoft Excel action for "Add row" and map the returned fields (like domain) into it.
- 4
Test & turn on. Test the Zap with real data to confirm the mapping, then turn it on.
Set up with Make
- 1
Add the trigger. Create a scenario and add a Microsoft Excel module set to "New row". Authenticate your account.
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Call the API. Add an HTTP module pointing at api.apiverve.com/v1/mxlookup with your x-api-key header. Pass the trigger's data as the input.
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Parse & map. Add a JSON module to read the response, then a Microsoft Excel module for "Add row". Map fields like data.domain into place.
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Activate. Run once to confirm the mapping, then switch the scenario on and set its schedule.
The payloadWhat Microsoft Excel receives.
domain"yahoo.com"
mxarray of 3
