VAT Rates API + Microsoft Excel Integration

Why connect them

The VAT Rates 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 build

Workflows 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

Templates

Ready-made ideas.

New row added in Excel Fetch VAT rates for country code in row → populate rates.standard, rates.reduced, and currency columns

VAT Rate Lookup in Excel

Automatically fill in VAT rate columns when country codes are added to an Excel spreadsheet.

Scheduled monthly trigger Fetch VAT rates for all EU countries → update Excel sheet with countryName, rates.standard, and effectiveFrom

EU VAT Rate Dashboard in Excel

Maintain an up-to-date EU VAT rate dashboard in Excel with all standard rates and effective dates.

Setup

Connect it in a few steps.

Set up with Zapier

1
Set the trigger. Create a Zap with Microsoft Excel as the trigger app and "New row" as the event. Connect your account.
2
Add the API action. Add APIVerve as the action, select the VAT Rates API, and map your trigger data to the request.
3
Send it back. Add a second Microsoft Excel action for "Add row" and map the returned fields (like country) 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.
2
Call the API. Add an HTTP module pointing at api.apiverve.com/v1/vatrates with your x-api-key header. Pass the trigger's data as the input.
3
Parse & map. Add a JSON module to read the response, then a Microsoft Excel module for "Add row". Map fields like data.country into place.
4
Activate. Run once to confirm the mapping, then switch the scenario on and set its schedule.

The payload

What Microsoft Excel receives.

country"DE"

countryName"Germany"

currency"EUR"

effectiveFrom"2021-01-01"

ratesstandard, reduced, reduced2, superReduced, parking

exception—

VAT Rates API + Microsoft Excel