Microsoft Excel Macros

aid: microsoft-excel-macros
name: Microsoft Excel Macros
description: A collection of APIs and resources for working with Microsoft Excel Macros, VBA automation, and Excel extensibility
  including the Office JavaScript API and COM automation.
type: Index
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image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/microsoft-excel-macros.png
tags:
- Automation
- Excel
- Macros
- Microsoft
- Office
- Spreadsheets
- VBA
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-excel-macros/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
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  url: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/category/azure/blog/azurenetworkingblog
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- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/microsoft-excel-macros-llms.txt
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  url: well-known/microsoft-excel-macros-well-known.yml
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  url: hosts/microsoft-excel-macros-hosts.yml
- type: Vendors
  url: vendors/microsoft-excel-macros-vendors.yml
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  url: packages/microsoft-excel-macros-packages.yml
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  url: packages/microsoft-excel-macros-packages.yml
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- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/changelog
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/microsoft-excel-macros-trust-center.yml
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  url: plans/microsoft-excel-macros-plans-pricing.yml
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  url: rate-limits/microsoft-excel-macros-rate-limits.yml
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  url: finops/microsoft-excel-macros-finops.yml
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- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/
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  url: https://status.office.com/
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  url: https://support.microsoft.com/excel
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apis:
- aid: microsoft-excel-macros:vba-object-model
  name: Excel VBA Object Model API
  description: Core API for interacting with Excel objects, workbooks, worksheets, ranges, and cells through VBA automation.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/overview/excel
  tags:
  - Automation
  - Excel
  - Macros
  - VBA
  properties:
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    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/overview/excel/object-model
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/overview/excel/object-model
- aid: microsoft-excel-macros:office-javascript-api
  name: Office JavaScript API for Excel
  description: Modern JavaScript API for creating Excel add-ins and automating Excel through web technologies.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/reference/overview/excel-add-ins-reference-overview
  baseURL: https://appsforoffice.microsoft.com/lib/1/hosted/office.js
  tags:
  - Excel
  - JavaScript
  - Office Add-Ins
  - Web API
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    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
- aid: microsoft-excel-macros:com-automation
  name: Excel COM Automation API
  description: Component Object Model interface for automating Excel from external applications.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/overview/excel
  tags:
  - Automation
  - COM
  - Interop
  - Windows
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.office.interop.excel
x-parent: microsoft
x-relationship: product
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-11-12'
  status: minimal
  artifacts_added: 0
  pass: local-v6
x-coverage:
  state: none
  reason: no-developer-program
  detail: Excel VBA/COM automation is an in-process desktop object model with no network API; the only web surface is the
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    or developer.microsoft.com.
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