How to use the WEBSERVICE function
Author: Oscar Cronquist Article last updated on April 12, 2018
The WEBSERVICE function gets data from a web service on the Internet or Intranet.
The function returns a #VALUE error if the returned value is above the cell limit of 32767 characters.
Formula in cell B2:
=WEBSERVICE("https://www.google.com")
Excel Function Syntax
WEBSERVICE(url)
Arguments
| url | Required. An URL (Uniform Resource allocator) to a webpage on the internet or the intranet. |
Comments
HTTP:// and HTTPS:// are supported.
An URL larger than 2048 returns #VALUE error.
Protocols like ftp:// and file:// are not supported, the WEBSERVICE function returns #VALUE error.
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The WEBSERVICE function function is one of many functions in the 'Web' category.
Returns a URL-encoded string.
Extracts specific values from XML content by using the given xpath.
Gets data from a web service on the Internet or Intranet.
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