# Collabora for Android to import data from URL

**URL:** <https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/collabora-for-android-to-import-data-from-url/2255>\
**Category:** Calc\
**Created:** [December 15, 2023, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/collabora-for-android-to-import-data-from-url/2255 "2023-12-15T08:58:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![junior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@junior](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/junior)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/collabora-for-android-to-import-data-from-url/2255/1 "2023-12-15T08:58:31Z")

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Is there a way to import data(json, csv, etc.) from URL to a Collabora Calc for Android?

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**Author:** ![Tex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Tex](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/Tex)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2023, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/collabora-for-android-to-import-data-from-url/2255/2 "2023-12-21T04:33:11Z")

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Hey @junior. Welcome to the forum + thanks for the question. 🙂

> [@junior](#):
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> Is there a way to import data(json, csv, etc.) from URL to a Collabora Calc for Android?

Hmmm… I’m not sure.

- What are you trying to do exactly?
- Can you link to an example of data you wanted to import?
- Do you know how to do what you want on the desktop/other tools?
- Are you getting any errors right now?
  - What formulas are you using?
  - Do you have a sample spreadsheet?

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According to this thread:

- [Link to External Data menu missing in Calc](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/link-to-external-data-menu-missing-in-calc/255)

there is a:

- `WEBSERVICE` function
  - See LibreOffice 7.6 Help for:
    - [URI Functions \> WEBSERVICE](https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/scalc/01/func_webservice.html?DbPAR=CALC#bm_id3149012)

which can pull data from a site and shove it into a cell.

Back in 2021, there was similar discussion:

- [Link to External Data menu missing in Calc](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/link-to-external-data-menu-missing-in-calc/255)

but they mentioned it only worked FIRST open, then didn’t work/update on subsequent openings.

Unsure if anything changed since 2021 or how this specific thing works in the Android/app version.