USER GUIDE FOR NASDAQ DATA LINK (WEB)
Our popular Nasdaq Data Link Excel Add-in is now available to all users. Mac users can easily extract their subscribed datasets to Excel using the NASDAQ.TABLE formula in just a few minutes.
How to Use the Nasdaq Data Link Web Excel Add-In
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We are actively updating the data catalog menu to include more production selections for preview. If you do not see your product listed in the menu, please use the NASDAQ.TABLE formula to extract the data you need. Instructions for using the formula can be found in the following section.
How to Use the NASDAQ.TABLE Formula
Please see below for more usage instructions and examples of the NASDAQ.TABLE formula.
Users can directly type a formula into a cell to download data. The structure of the formula is given below. Note that you can have multiple filters as part of a single query.
=NASDAQ.TABLE("datatable code",{"column1,column2,column3"},"filter name","filter value")
| DESCRIPTION | |
|---|---|
| Datatable code (required) | DATATABLE CODETable codes can be found on each database page on our website. Example: The table code for Retail Trading Activity Tracker (“NDAQ/RTAT10”) can be found on data.nasdaq.com/databases/RTAT. |
| Filter columns (optional) | COLUMN NAMEYou can specify the column you wish to query here. If a column is not specified, all columns from the table will be retrieved. {“COLUMN NAME”, “COLUMN NAME”}To specify multiple columns, use curly brackets “{}” and indicate the columns you wish to query in quotation marks. Users are encouraged to directly reference cells that contain the column names. Examples: ticker retrieves only the data found in the column ticker.A1:E1 retrieves the columns specified by these referenced cells. |
| Filter rows (optional) | By specifying one or more columns to act as the filter name, you can download your desired rows. If the value in a given column matches the specified filter value, the row containing that value is returned. Only columns designed as “filterable” in the database’s documentation page can be used as criteria to filter rows. Example: “date”, “ticker”, “activity”, "sentiment" are possible filters for the NDAQ/RTAT10 table. |
Example of using NASDAQ.TABLE Formula
The following NASDAQ.TABLE formula retrieves the complete history of revenue per share for Apple Inc. from the Retail Trading Activity Tracker (RTAT) table:
=NASDAQ.TABLE("NDAQ/RTAT10",{"date","ticker","sentiment"},"ticker","AAPL")
NOTE:
Only columns designated as “filterable” in the table's documentation page can be used as criteria to filter rows.
We can break down this request as follows:
| FORMULA COMPONENT | EXPLANATION |
|---|---|
=NASDAQ.TABLE("NDAQ/RTAT10", | This portion of the call queries the NDAQ/RTAT10 table. |
{"date","ticker","sentiment"}, | This parameter will retrieve data only for the columns date, ticker and sentiment. If this portion is left blank then by default data for all columns will be returned. |
"ticker","AAPL" | This filter removes everything except for where the ticker is AAPL |
Using Filter Operators in the NASDAQ.TABLE Formula
The following are optional filter operators, which can be appended to all filters in your NASDAQ.TABLE formula, regardless of the table. The filter operators will further modify your results.
| Filter | Description |
|---|---|
| .gt | Modifies the parameter to return values greater than the requested value |
| .lt | Modifies the parameter to return values less than the requested value |
| .gte | Modifies the parameter to return values greater than or equal to the requested value |
| .lte | Modifies the parameter to return values less than or equal to the requested value |
Example 1: Query data after a specific date
The following NASDAQ.TABLE formula retrieves the sentiment for Apple Inc. where date is greater than or equal to 2012-01-01. Note the filter date.gte where the operator .gte (greater than or equal to) is appended to date.
=NASDAQ.TABLE("NDAQ/RTAT10",{"date","sentiment"},"date.gte","2012-01-01","ticker","AAPL")
Example 2: Query data for a specific date range
The following NASDAQ.TABLE formula retrieves the sentiment for Apple Inc. where date is greater than or equal to 2012-01-01 and less than or equal to 2022-01-01. Note the filter date.gte where the operator .gte (greater than or equal to) is appended to reportdate and note the filter date.lte where the operator .lte (less than or equal to) is appended to date.
=NASDAQ.TABLE("NDAQ/RTAT10",{"date","sentiment"},"date.gte","2012-01-01","date.lte","2022-01-01","ticker","AAPL")
Reference Cells in the Formula
Users are encouraged to directly reference cells that contain the desired specification when using the formula. The following two examples are meant to get you familiar with referencing cells in the Formula.
Example 1: Query multiple columns in tables
This example queries and downloads four columns from the NDAQ/RTAT10 table. Enter the Datatable Code (e.g., B1 cells) and column names you wish to query in the worksheet (e.g., A4, A5, A6, A7 cells). Use the NASDAQ.TABLE formula and reference these cells (e.g., A4:A7).
Example 2: Query multiple columns with filters in tables
This example queries and downloads four columns, filtering for only the AAPL value in the ticker column and for the 5/9/2024 value in the date column. To do this, enter the Datatable Code (e.g., B1 cells) and column names you wish to query in the worksheet (e.g., A3, A4, A5, A6 cells). Then enter the filter names and filter values you wish to filter by. Use the NASDAQ.TABLE formula and reference these cells.
NOTE:
If you are not receiving all the expected data, please double check your API key. If a valid API key is not used, some tables will default to returning sample data.
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Updated 14 days ago