load csv file from url

[herrinp]

New to alteryx and looking to load a csv file from a url. what is the best way to approach this. tried loading file and placing url in file space but get no such interface supported error

[Luke_C]

Hi @herrinp 

You need to use the download tool. The solution I gave in the below thread demonstrates downloading a csv from yahoo finance to use in a workflow:

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Discussions/Currency-Converter/td-p/748383

[OllieClarke]

Hey @herrinp you can use the download tool to download a csv to a folder and then input it from there, or alternatively you can use it to read in the csv, although you'll need to do some parsing of it in your workflow

Hope that helps,

Ollie

[Emmanuel_G]

Hi @herrinp ,

Find attached an easy way to load csv file from an URL ( Covid in this case )