You've queried an API — maybe Stripe for payment data, Google Analytics for traffic numbers, Shopify for product inventory, or Airtable for a database export. The response comes back as a wall of JSON. Your manager wants a spreadsheet by Monday. If you don't know Python or JavaScript, the path from API response to Excel can feel impossibly wide.
It doesn't have to be. Here's the practical workflow.
Step 1: Copy the JSON Response
If you're using a tool like Postman, Insomnia, or a browser's developer console to call the API, the response appears as formatted JSON text. Select all of it and copy it to your clipboard. If the JSON is paginated (multiple pages of results), you may need to gather all pages first — most APIs return a next page URL or token that you follow until there are no more results.
If you're working with an API that outputs a downloadable file (many analytics and CRM exports do), download the JSON file directly.
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Step 2: Paste Into a JSON to CSV Converter
Open a browser-based JSON to CSV converter. Paste your JSON into the input field or upload the file. The tool will parse the structure and preview the flattened columns. If your JSON is nested (which API responses usually are), a good converter will auto-flatten it — turning nested keys like user.email into column headers.
Choose whether each nested array should expand to multiple rows or stay collapsed. For most reporting use cases, expanding to rows is what you want.
Step 3: Download the CSV
Click convert and download the CSV file. The conversion happens locally in your browser — the API data doesn't pass through any external server.
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Step 4: Open in Excel or Google Sheets
Open the CSV directly in Excel (File → Open, select the file). If you're using Google Sheets, go to File → Import → Upload. Both applications will parse the CSV into rows and columns automatically.
From there, you can sort, filter, pivot, and format exactly as you would any other spreadsheet data.
When to Build a Proper Integration
This manual workflow works well for occasional data pulls. If you're doing this daily, weekly, or for multiple data sources, it's worth investing in a proper integration — whether that's a no-code tool like Zapier or Make, a Google Sheets add-on with direct API connections, or a script that runs on a schedule.
Sohovi's free JSON to CSV converter handles nested API responses and converts them in your browser — no upload, no signup.
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