diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/QuickImport.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/QuickImport.vue
index 25925e841f..e402724eb2 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/QuickImport.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/QuickImport.vue
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ export default {
             templateGenerator = new ExcelTemplateAdapter(name, val, this.parserConfig)
             break
           case 'url':
-            templateGenerator = new ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter(val, this.$store, this.parserConfig, this.$api)
+            templateGenerator = new ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter(val, this.$store, this.parserConfig, this.$api, this.quickImportType)
             break
         }
         await templateGenerator.init()
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter.js b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter.js
index a263ccc0fd..64b36f9220 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter.js
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter.js
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 import ExcelTemplateAdapter from '~/components/import/templateParsers/ExcelTemplateAdapter'
 
 export default class ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter extends ExcelTemplateAdapter {
-  constructor(url, $store, parserConfig, $api) {
+  constructor(url, $store, parserConfig, $api, quickImportType) {
     const name = url.split('/').pop()
     super(name, null, parserConfig)
     this.url = url
     this.$api = $api
     this.$store = $store
+    this.quickImportType = quickImportType
   }
 
   async init() {
     const data = await this.$api.utils.axiosRequestMake({
       apiMeta: {
         url: this.url,
-        responseType: 'arraybuffer'
+        type: this.quickImportType === 'excel' ? 'excelUrl' : 'csvUrl'
       }
     })
     this.excelData = data.data
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/utilApis.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/utilApis.ts
index 730a54f0d2..7bce23f640 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/utilApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/utilApis.ts
@@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ export async function releaseVersion(_req: Request, res: Response) {
   res.json(result);
 }
 
-export async function axiosRequestMake(req: Request, res: Response) {
+async function _axiosRequestMake(req: Request, res: Response, type: string) {
   const { apiMeta } = req.body;
+  if (type === 'csvUrl' || type === 'excelUrl') {
+    apiMeta.responseType = 'arraybuffer';
+  }
   if (apiMeta?.body) {
     try {
       apiMeta.body = JSON.parse(apiMeta.body);
@@ -106,6 +109,16 @@ export async function axiosRequestMake(req: Request, res: Response) {
   return res.json(data?.data);
 }
 
+export async function axiosRequestMake(req: Request, res: Response) {
+  const {
+    apiMeta: { type }
+  } = req.body;
+  if (type === 'csvUrl' || type === 'excelUrl') {
+    return await _axiosRequestMake(req, res, type);
+  }
+  return res.json({});
+}
+
 export default router => {
   router.post(
     '/api/v1/db/meta/connection/test',