# Pull CSV from download URL

**URL:** <https://community.parabola.io/t/pull-csv-from-download-url/867>\
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**Tags:** Building-Flows\
**Created:** [July 30, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/pull-csv-from-download-url/867 "2020-07-30T00:00:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Christo\_Fourie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@Christo\_Fourie](https://community.parabola.io/u/Christo_Fourie)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/pull-csv-from-download-url/867/1 "2020-07-30T00:00:01Z")

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Hi, I am new to Parabola and have a situation where the CSV I want to get is linked in a URL on a Government site. The URL stays the same, but the CSV is updated periodically. So rather than needing to download a new file using the URL each time and editing my flow, I wonder if there is a way to Pull the CSV directly from the URL by just running the flow. This way I can be sure that I am getting the latest CSV running in the flow.

The URL is: [http://hearingservices.gov.au/hsoViewWEB/file/partially-subsidised-schedule.xlsx](http://hearingservices.gov.au/hsoViewWEB/file/partially-subsidised-schedule.xlsx)

Thank you in advance

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**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.parabola.io/brian/32/11_2.png) [@brian](https://community.parabola.io/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/pull-csv-from-download-url/867/2 "2020-07-30T00:05:29Z")

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Hey Christo!

Normally, you would use a Pull from an API step and it would pull the latest version of CSV each time!

In this case, that URL downloads an Excel file - a .xlsx file - which our Pull from an API step cannot parse.

Is there an option for this URL to pull an actual CSV file?

Best,  
Brian

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**Author:** ![Christo\_Fourie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@Christo\_Fourie](https://community.parabola.io/u/Christo_Fourie)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/pull-csv-from-download-url/867/3 "2020-07-30T00:17:20Z")

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Hi Brian,

Thank you for the quick response.  
Unfortunately only xlsx, which works when I upload the file directly and PDF.

I am now seeing if there is something that I can do with Integromat.

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**Author:** ![lala\_lala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@lala\_lala](https://community.parabola.io/u/lala_lala)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/pull-csv-from-download-url/867/4 "2020-11-10T19:56:58Z")

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Hello, we also need it to be excel, by any chance is this now supported?

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**Author:** ![anon36387498](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@anon36387498](https://community.parabola.io/u/anon36387498)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/pull-csv-from-download-url/867/5 "2020-11-11T02:54:10Z")

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Hi @lala_lala – we don’t yet support Excel files from a URL, though agreed it could be a really powerful feature! Can you add it to feature requests when you have a chance?: [https://community.parabola.io/c/feature-requests](https://community.parabola.io/c/feature-requests)

Our product team uses that list to help figure out what to build next. This Excel file use case isn’t currently in the works, so a feature request would help it get prioritized.

Currently our step `Pull from an API` reads JSON, CSV, and XML data types. If it’s possible to make CSV data available through the URL, you can import this data by using `Pull from API`.