Why connect themThe Thesaurus 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 word → write similarWords to adjacent columnFill synonyms for a column of words
When a word is added to your Excel spreadsheet, fetch its similarWords and write them into an adjacent column.
Manual trigger or schedule Loop rows → look up each word → update synonyms columnBatch-generate synonyms for keyword lists
Process a column of keywords and populate a synonyms column with similarWords from the Thesaurus API.
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 Thesaurus 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 word) into it.
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Test & turn on. Test the Zap with real data to confirm the mapping, then turn it on.
Set up with Make
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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/thesaurus 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.word 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.
word"big"
similarCount50
similarWordsarray of 50
