Excel Macros

aid: excel-macros
name: Excel Macros
description: Excel Macros refer to automated sequences of actions in Microsoft Excel, primarily written using VBA (Visual
  Basic for Applications). Excel also supports Office Scripts (TypeScript) for cloud-based automation and the Excel JavaScript
  API for building Office Add-ins that run on the web, Windows, Mac, and iPad. These automation capabilities allow users to
  streamline repetitive tasks, manipulate workbooks, and extend Excel functionality.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/excel-macros.png
tags:
- Automation
- Excel
- Macros
- Microsoft Office
- VBA
- Office Scripts
- JavaScript
url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/overview/excel
created: '2025-01-20'
modified: '2026-04-28'
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: excel-macros:excel-vba-api
  name: Excel VBA Object Model API
  description: Core VBA API for interacting with Excel workbooks, worksheets, ranges, and other Excel objects through Visual
    Basic for Applications.
  humanURL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/overview/excel
  tags:
  - Object Model
  - VBA
  - Workbooks
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/overview/excel
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/overview/excel/object-model
- aid: excel-macros:office-scripts-api
  name: Office Scripts API
  description: Modern TypeScript-based API for automating Excel tasks on the web and desktop, the cloud-first successor to
    VBA for Excel scenarios.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/scripts/
  tags:
  - Office Scripts
  - TypeScript
  - Automation
  - Cloud
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/scripts/overview/excel
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/office-scripts/excelscript
  - type: Tutorials
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/scripts/tutorials/excel-tutorial
- aid: excel-macros:excel-javascript-api
  name: Excel JavaScript API
  description: JavaScript API for building Excel add-ins and extending Excel functionality in web and desktop environments
    via Office.js.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/reference/overview/excel-add-ins-reference-overview
  tags:
  - Add-Ins
  - JavaScript
  - Web Development
  - Office-Js
  tags_raw:
  - Add-Ins
  - JavaScript
  - Web Development
  - Office.js
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/excel/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/excel
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/excel-quickstart-jquery
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/excel-macros-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/excel-macros-domain-security.yml
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/overview/excel
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.microsoft.com/office
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/OfficeDev
- type: CommunityForum
  url: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/excel/ct-p/Excel_Cat
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com