Why connect themThe Sunrise Sunset 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.
Scheduled daily Fetch sunrise/sunset → append rowBuild a sunrise/sunset calendar
Append a daily row with sunrise, sunset, dawn, dusk, and solarNoon to build a full-year daylight calendar in Excel.
New row added Fetch sunrise/sunset → populate columnsCalculate daylight for a list of cities
When a row with lat/lon coordinates is added, fetch sunrise, sunset, and goldenHour and write them to adjacent columns.
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 Sunrise Sunset 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 solarNoon) 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/sunrisesunset 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.solarNoon 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.
solarNoon"2025-12-16T12:14:40.51Z"
sunrise"2025-12-16T07:24:56.165Z"
sunset"2025-12-16T17:04:24.854Z"
sunriseEnd"2025-12-16T07:27:58.828Z"
sunsetStart"2025-12-16T17:01:22.192Z"
dawn"2025-12-16T06:56:02.774Z"
