Webservice function

The WEBSERVICE function returns data from a web service on the Internet or Intranet.

Notes: 

• The WEBSERVICE function is only available in Excel 2013 and later for Windows.

• The WEBSERVICE function may appear in the Excel for Mac function gallery, but it relies on Windows operating system features, so it will not return results on Mac.

Syntax

WEBSERVICE(url)

The WEBSERVICE function syntax has the following argument.

Argument	Description
url    Required	The URL of the web service to be called

Notes: 

• If arguments are unable to return the data, WEBSERVICE returns a #VALUE! error.

• If arguments result in a string that is not valid or that contains more than the allowable cell limit of 32767 characters, WEBSERVICE returns a #VALUE! error.

• If url is a string that contains more than the 2048 characters that are allowed for a GET request, WEBSERVICE returns a #VALUE! error.

• For protocols that aren't supported, such as ftp:// or file://, WEBSERVICE returns a #VALUE! error.

Example

Here's an example using a fictitious webservice:

=WEBSERVICE("http://mywebservice.com/serviceEndpoint?searchString=Excel")

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See Also

ENCODEURL function

FILTERXML function