I'm trying to come up with possible usecases because I do like the look of your charts and what may come in the future.
Can you clarify a few things: 1 - Do/will you have "slicer" functionality - within the chart 2 - Do/will you have: -combo charts -scorecards -gauge -table charts 3 - are we restrcited to one chart per page, or can we include severale charts and design the layout i.e. create a...
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BartHowe
Dec 22, 2025
A: Hello! Thanks for taking the time to check out InstaCharts and ask some questions! I'm happy to hear you like the look of our charts.
I think most of your questions relate to dashboards. We currently do not offer dashboards or multiple charts per page. We may add this in the future, no ETA on when this will be completed however. There is a ticket for dashboards, you can follow its progress...
1. Can I upload a CSV to the platform and produce charts instantly? 2. And Excel too? 3. I have a spreadsheet which is password protected, so every time i need to access the excel sheet I have to manually enter the password to get in. And I cannot get rid or turn-off the password gateway unfortunately. What happens if I upload this doc into the platform, will it still work and produce charts?
Thank you
Founder Team
BartHowe
Nov 6, 2025
A: Hello, Thanks for checking out InstaCharts for your use case! 1. Yes, you can upload a csv to InstaCharts and instantly get a chart back. 2. InstaCharts does not read password protected files at this time. If you export your password protected excel file to a non password protected file (like csv or regular excel), it should work. Let me know if you have any more questions! Bart
Hi, I wonder if it would be possible to embed charts that I generate via API in a PDF-page generated in MarkUp Go (available on Appsumo).
Founder Team
BartHowe
Oct 2, 2025
A: Hello, Thanks for checking out InstaCharts and asking a question! It looks like Markup Go supports loading SVG and JavaScript through a url so it should be able to load charts from InstaCharts. You can also embed images from InstaCharts. Let me know if you have any more questions. Bart
Is there a way to sort the X (or Y) axis by response option order? For instance, my survey response options move from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree, but I cannot find how to sort the X axis to maintain this Likert-Type order. My X axis is all over the place, which is not great for presenting data in an easily diegestible way.
Founder Team
BartHowe
Sep 27, 2025
A: Hello, First thanks for trying out InstaCharts. You're right, there is no custom sort on the X or Y axis, and I see how this is a needed feature for a chart with Likert data. I'm sorry if this is frustrating for you! As a workaround, you could number the likert category names (Ex: 1.Strongly Agree, 2. Agree, 3. Neutral, etc) and order the axis in alphabetical order.
Hi there - I can add Google Sheets that are living in My Drive without issue; however, files living in a Shared Drive will not work. I checked with Google, and all our settings for our shared Google Drive are set to allow full external sharing. I'm wondering if the issue lies with InstaCharts instead. Can we not use files in a Shared Drive? Or is there another setting we need to set up? Thank you!
Founder Team
BartHowe
Edited Sep 10, 2025
A: Edit: I believe I have fixed the issue with shared drives. Please try again and if it does not work, feel free to send me an email. Sorry about any inconvenience!
Hello, I'm sorry you're experiencing an issue. I would be more than happy to track down a fix with you. If you'd like, please send me an email at bart@instacharts.io with the shared drive file url - make sure it is shared with...
For anyone reading this, this is an absolute testament to an upstanding team behind a quality product. In less than 24 hours, this issue was completely resolved. Absolutely amazing! Thank you, Bart, and keep up the great work!
Q: More charts and options
I'm trying to come up with possible usecases because I do like the look of your charts and what may come in the future.
Can you clarify a few things:
1 - Do/will you have "slicer" functionality - within the chart
2 - Do/will you have:
-combo charts
-scorecards
-gauge
-table charts
3 - are we restrcited to one chart per page, or can we include severale charts and design the layout i.e. create a...
BartHowe
Dec 22, 2025A: Hello!
Thanks for taking the time to check out InstaCharts and ask some questions! I'm happy to hear you like the look of our charts.
I think most of your questions relate to dashboards. We currently do not offer dashboards or multiple charts per page. We may add this in the future, no ETA on when this will be completed however. There is a ticket for dashboards, you can follow its progress...
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Q: CSV and Excel compatibility
Hi there,
1. Can I upload a CSV to the platform and produce charts instantly?
2. And Excel too?
3. I have a spreadsheet which is password protected, so every time i need to access the excel sheet I have to manually enter the password to get in. And I cannot get rid or turn-off the password gateway unfortunately. What happens if I upload this doc into the platform, will it still work and produce charts?
Thank you
BartHowe
Nov 6, 2025A: Hello,
Thanks for checking out InstaCharts for your use case!
1. Yes, you can upload a csv to InstaCharts and instantly get a chart back.
2. InstaCharts does not read password protected files at this time. If you export your password protected excel file to a non password protected file (like csv or regular excel), it should work.
Let me know if you have any more questions!
Bart
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Q: API question
Hi, I wonder if it would be possible to embed charts that I generate via API in a PDF-page generated in MarkUp Go (available on Appsumo).
BartHowe
Oct 2, 2025A: Hello,
Thanks for checking out InstaCharts and asking a question! It looks like Markup Go supports loading SVG and JavaScript through a url so it should be able to load charts from InstaCharts. You can also embed images from InstaCharts.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Bart
Share InstaCharts
Q: Custom Sorting Axis
Is there a way to sort the X (or Y) axis by response option order? For instance, my survey response options move from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree, but I cannot find how to sort the X axis to maintain this Likert-Type order. My X axis is all over the place, which is not great for presenting data in an easily diegestible way.
BartHowe
Sep 27, 2025A: Hello,
First thanks for trying out InstaCharts. You're right, there is no custom sort on the X or Y axis, and I see how this is a needed feature for a chart with Likert data. I'm sorry if this is frustrating for you! As a workaround, you could number the likert category names (Ex: 1.Strongly Agree, 2. Agree, 3. Neutral, etc) and order the axis in alphabetical order.
There is a ticket to add a...
Share InstaCharts
Q: Sharing Docs in Shared Drives vs My Drive
Hi there - I can add Google Sheets that are living in My Drive without issue; however, files living in a Shared Drive will not work. I checked with Google, and all our settings for our shared Google Drive are set to allow full external sharing. I'm wondering if the issue lies with InstaCharts instead. Can we not use files in a Shared Drive? Or is there another setting we need to set up? Thank you!
BartHowe
Edited Sep 10, 2025A: Edit: I believe I have fixed the issue with shared drives. Please try again and if it does not work, feel free to send me an email. Sorry about any inconvenience!
Hello,
I'm sorry you're experiencing an issue. I would be more than happy to track down a fix with you. If you'd like, please send me an email at bart@instacharts.io with the shared drive file url - make sure it is shared with...
Share InstaCharts
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For anyone reading this, this is an absolute testament to an upstanding team behind a quality product. In less than 24 hours, this issue was completely resolved. Absolutely amazing! Thank you, Bart, and keep up the great work!
Thank you! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any more issues. -Bart