Excel & CSV to JSON Converter - XLSX, XLS, All Sheets API

Turn Excel (XLSX, XLS) and CSV/TSV files into clean JSON rows for APIs, n8n, Make, Zapier and ETL pipelines.

$0.00897 per file + $0.00197 per started 100 rows. No start fee; a 500-row file costs $0.0188. Files that fail are free.

Why this one

• Excel (XLSX and legacy XLS) and CSV/TSV in one actor. The most-used rival (Excel to JSON, 54 users, checked 28 Oct 2026) does not list CSV or TSV input.
• Reads every sheet, finds the header row, detects delimiter and encoding, and writes dates as ISO strings.
• $0.00897 per file plus $0.00197 per started 100 rows, against $0.03 per file at that rival (checked 28 Oct 2026). Files that fail are free.
• Each row carries its file URL, sheet name and row number, so merged output stays traceable.

Screenshots

From a sample run with made-up data.

Quick start: example input, output and cost

Turn XLSX, XLS, CSV and TSV files into JSON rows: all sheets, header detection, ISO dates, typed numbers. $0.00897 per file plus $0.00197 per 100 rows.

Example input

{
  "fileUrls": [
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datasets/co2-ppm/main/data/co2-mm-mlo.csv"
  ]
}

Cost example: One 5,000-row file = $0.00897 + 50 x $0.00197 = $0.1075.

Features

• All sheets or only the sheets you name.
• Header detection: title rows above the table are skipped, empty or duplicate column names get unique names.
• Dates as ISO 8601, numbers as numbers, empty cells as null, empty rows dropped.
• CSV: delimiter (, ; tab |) and encoding (UTF-8, Windows-1252) detected automatically.
• Row mode (one dataset item per row, with sourceUrl, sheet, row) or sheet mode (one item per sheet with a rows array).
• Per-file summary (sheets, columns, row counts) in the key-value store (FILE-0000...).

Use it in n8n, Make or Zapier (no code)

This actor works with Apify's official integrations, so you can send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Notion, a CRM or any of thousands of other apps.

n8n: n8n.io

1. In the Nodes panel, search Apify and install the verified node. Add your Apify API token.
2. Choose Actors > Run actor and get dataset, Actor source Apify Store, Actor URL https://apify.com/digivibetech/excel-csv-to-json-converter.
3. Paste the input below into Input JSON. Each result item becomes an n8n item.

Make: make.com

1. Add the Apify > Run an Actor module, select this actor, turn on Run synchronously.
2. Add Apify > Get Dataset Items and map the defaultDatasetId from step 1.
3. Connect any app (Google Sheets > Add a Row, Slack > Create a Message, ...).

Zapier: use the Apify app, action Run Actor (pick this actor, paste the input), then Fetch Dataset Items.

Example input

{
  "fileUrls": [
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datasets/co2-ppm/main/data/co2-mm-mlo.csv"
  ],
  "outputMode": "rows",
  "headerRow": 0,
  "noHeader": false
}

API (any language): POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/digivibetech~excel-csv-to-json-converter/run-sync-get-dataset-items with header Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN> and the input above as the JSON body.

Limits and safety

Files up to 60 MB; maxRowsPerFile caps the output (and the cost). XLSX parsing is protected against zip bombs and XML attacks. Formulas are returned as their last saved value.

Responsible use

Only convert files you own or are allowed to use. Use direct download links. We follow robots.txt for every download, use an honest User-Agent (SheetConverter/1.0), and never log in or bypass protections, so links behind a login (or sites that disallow automated access) will not work.

Event	Price
File converted	$0.00897
Per started 100 rows output	$0.00197

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