Web Scraping in Excel VBA Using XMLHTTP Method – Beginner to Advanced
Extract website data using XMLHTTP in Excel VBA. Covers basics, practical examples, and advanced techniques.
Web Scraping in Excel VBA Using XMLHTTP Method – Beginner to Advanced
What is XMLHTTP?
XMLHTTP is an object in VBA that allows Excel to communicate directly with a
web server using the HTTP protocol. In simple terms, it helps Excel send
requests to a website and receive data in response, without opening a
browser.
Using XMLHTTP, Excel can fetch website content such as HTML, JSON, or XML
data and then process that data using VBA. This makes XMLHTTP one of the
fastest and most efficient methods for web scraping in Excel VBA. 2.1 XMLHTTP Method (Most Popular) Yah kaise kaam karta hai: Website ko HTTP request bhejta hai aur HTML response lata hai. Object library required:- (Tools → References → Microsoft XML, v6.0) (Tools → References → Microsoft HTML Object Library) Features:- Fast Background me kaam karta hai API + static websites ke liye best Limitations:- JavaScript load data nahi milta Best for:- Static sites APIs Tables & text data Basic XMLHTTP VBA Code Excel VBA Code
Sub XMLHttp_Web_Scraping()
' 1 Create XMLHTTP object…