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title: Microsoft Excel
description: Microsoft Excel is a popular spreadsheet application.
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[Microsoft Excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/excel) is a
popular spreadsheet application.

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## Connect from Cube Cloud

Cube Cloud provides two options to connect to Excel:

| | [MDX API][ref-mdx-api] | [Cube for Excel][ref-cube-cloud-for-excel] |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Operating systems | Microsoft Windows | All, including macOS |
| Platforms | Desktop | All, including web and mobile |
| Pivot table support | Native [PivotTable][link-pivottable] | Custom [pivot table][ref-cube-cloud-for-excel-pivot] UI |

Navigate to the [Integrations][ref-integrations-tools] page, click **Connect to Cube**,
and choose **Microsoft Excel** to get detailed instructions.

## Connect from Cube Core

There's no way to connect a Cube Core deployment to Excel.

## Connect from Microsoft Excel

### MDX API

In Excel, go to the **Data** tab of the ribbon, click **Get Data**
and select **From Database → From Analysis Services**. Then, enter the
credentials.

To find your MDX API credentials, go to the [Integrations][ref-integrations-apis] page, click
**API credentials**, and choose the **MDX API** tab. Use the full MDX API URL, including
the `/cubejs-api/v2/mdx` path, as the server name.

The MDX API supports Kerberos and NTLM authentication, configured on the
**Settings → Power BI** page of your deployment.

### Cube for Excel

Follow the instructions to [install][ref-cube-cloud-for-excel-installation] the
add-in and [authenticate][ref-cube-cloud-for-excel-authentication] to Cube Cloud.

[ref-mdx-api]: /reference/core-data-apis/mdx-api
[link-pivottable]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-pivottable-to-analyze-worksheet-data-a9a84538-bfe9-40a9-a8e9-f99134456576
[ref-cube-cloud-for-excel]: /docs/integrations/microsoft-excel
[ref-cube-cloud-for-excel-pivot]: /docs/integrations/microsoft-excel#create-explorations-via-pivot-table
[ref-cube-cloud-for-excel-installation]: /docs/integrations/microsoft-excel#installation
[ref-cube-cloud-for-excel-authentication]: /docs/integrations/microsoft-excel#authentication
[ref-integrations-tools]: /admin/connect-to-data/visualization-tools
[ref-integrations-apis]: /admin/connect-to-data/visualization-tools
