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# Microsoft Excel Online Connector 1.1

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

Anypoint Connector for Microsoft Excel Online (Excel Online Connector) gives you access to the Excel
platform. This connector exposes the most commonly used operations provided by the Microsoft Excel
Online API.

For compatibility information and fixed issues, see the Microsoft Excel Online Connector Release
Notes.

## Before You Begin

To use this connector, you must be familiar with:

- The Microsoft Excel Online API

- Anypoint Connectors

- Mule runtime engine (Mule)

- Elements and global elements in a Mule flow

- Creating a Mule app using Anypoint Studio or Anypoint Code Builder

Before creating an app, you must have:

- Credentials to access the Excel target resource

- Anypoint Studio or Anypoint Code Builder

## Common Use Cases for the Connector

Some possible uses for this connector include:

- Sales

  - Organize your company’s sales in a spreadsheet to perform cost studies, inventory management, or
    production scheduling.

  - Create a chart of your company’s inventory and analyze that data to encourage your customers to
    buy certain items.

- Data

  - Visualize and share data regarding your customers, subscriptions, orders, charges, refunds, and
    events.

## Authentication Type

Microsoft Excel Online Connector uses the OAuth 2.0 authentication type, which delegates user
authentication to the service hosting the user account.

## Next Step

After you complete the prerequisites, you are ready to create your own app and configure the
connector using [Anypoint Studio](https://docs.mulesoft.com/microsoft-excel-online-connector/latest/microsoft-excel-online-connector-studio).

## See Also

- [Introduction to Anypoint Connectors](https://docs.mulesoft.com/connectors/introduction/introduction-to-anypoint-connectors)

- [Use Exchange to Discover Connectors, Templates, and Examples](https://docs.mulesoft.com/connectors/introduction/intro-use-exchange)

- [Salesforce Help](https://help.salesforce.com)