Get simple BTC value to insert it in excel sheet

Question

I'm trying to so some maths calculations with Excel but I need to get the current btc value from any website that can provide it in any format but simple as possible.

Do you have any idea to get the current btc value (usd) and update it in real time in an excel sheet? Thanks.

Answer 1

This more of a question about excel than it is actually about Bitcoin. But the answer is actually pretty easy.

The first thing is that the data that you want to import from the web may not be easily isolated, so you might have to import much more data than you want into a second excel sheet, then link the cell with the data you are interested to a cell in your actual sheet.

Follow these steps:

1. Find a site that has the dynamic data you are looking for. Let's use Bitstamp.
2. Copy the data that you want and paste it into excel. You can't miss the current price right at the top.
3. After you paste it into excel the little paste options icon will popup next to it. Click it then select Refreshable Web Query.
4. A new window will popup that will load the whole page. You might get some script errors; you can ignore those.
5. The window directs you to click the arrow icon next to the table that you want to import. Unfortunately, with BitStamp, the only option is the whole page. Click the arrow then click import.
6. Excel will now import a load of data from the webpage. The second cell is the one we are looking for; that is the current Bitcoin price in USD. This is where have a separate sheet for this import data is convenient.
7. Go to the sheet where you want to use that data and link the cell you want to the other by first clicking = then clicking the cell in the sheet with all the data from bitstamp. You will see something like =Sheet1!A2 in the formula bar.

That's all there really is to it. Microsoft has an extensive article on the topic complete with all the technical details.

Answer 2

Here is the link. Just insert this into your excel file

=IMPORTXML("http://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/","//span[@id='quote_price']")

Answer 3

Start here: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/smf_addin/info

While it is a stock market add-in, it works with Yahoo Finanace and since Yahoo now lists Bitcoin (Symbol: BTCUSD=X) Yes, that is the symbol you use to get the price, it will update your spreadsheet every time there is a change made to the spreadsheet or when you force the sheet to recalculate.

This fits the bill for what you need.

Answer 4

Here's a simplified macro that works as far back as Excel 2007, original credit Samir Khan:

Sub GetBTCUSD()

Range("BTCUSD").Select
Selection.ClearContents

With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:= _
     "URL;https://api.bitcoinaverage.com/ticker/USD/last", Destination:=Range("BTCUSD"))
    .Name = "BTCUSD field that will pollute your Name Manager but I don't know how to get rid of"
    .AdjustColumnWidth = False
    .PreserveFormatting = True
    .RefreshOnFileOpen = True
    .BackgroundQuery = True
    .RefreshStyle = xlOverwriteCells
    .SaveData = False
    .RefreshPeriod = 0
    .WebSingleBlockTextImport = False
    .WebDisableRedirections = False
    .Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With

End Sub

To use the macro:

1. Name a column in your spreadsheet "BTCUSD" (just click in the Name Box in the top left and type "BTCUSD"
2. Add a button to the sheet (you can name it "Get BTCUSD")
3. Create a new Macro and paste the code above
4. Right click the button, choose Assign macro, and pick the GetBTCUSD macro.

Answer 5

I tried this with Excel 2016:

Cell J2 = https://query.yahooapis.com/v1/public/yql?q=
Cell J3 = select * from html where url='https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/' and xpath='//span[@id="quote_price"]'
Cell J4 = &diagnostics=true&env=store://datatables.org/alltableswithkeys

Insert the following into the Cell where you want the actual price:

=XMLFILTERN(WEBDIENST($J$2&URLCODIEREN($J$3)&$J$4);"//span")