Data Processing
Excel Formula Evaluator
Evaluate bounded Excel-style formulas against JSON cell values and explain results, references, and spreadsheet errors.
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Quick start
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/excel-formula-evaluator' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"formula":"=SUM(A1:A3)*B1","cellValues":"{\"A1\":12,\"A2\":18,\"A3\":20,\"B1\":1.1}","decimals":2}'API reference
Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
Endpoint
HTTP
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/excel-formula-evaluatorParameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| formula | text | Yes | — |
| cellValues | textarea | Yes | — |
| decimals | number | No | — |
Response format
HTML result
JSON
{
"result": "<div>Processed HTML content</div>",
"error": "Error message (optional)",
"message": "Notification message (optional)",
"metadata": {
"key": "value"
}
}MCP integration
Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Server configuration
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-excel-formula-evaluator": {
"name": "excel-formula-evaluator",
"description": "Evaluate bounded Excel-style formulas against JSON cell values and explain results, references, and spreadsheet errors.",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=excel-formula-evaluator",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}List available tools
After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
tools/list
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Call this tool
Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "excel-formula-evaluator",
"arguments": {
"formula": "=SUM(A1:A3)*B1",
"cellValues": "{\"A1\":12,\"A2\":18,\"A3\":20,\"B1\":1.1}",
"decimals": 2
}
}
}Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).
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