Hello, could you please help me understand a couple of things?
Am I able to use webhooks? I would like to pull data from Airtable as well as other databases I'm using, including those that pass through Boost.Space.
If yes, could you please explain how the transaction limits work?
Currently InstaCharts does not offer webhooks. We do have chart templates, which allow you to make temporary charts by building a chart url yourself. A full example on how to set up and use a chart template can be found here: https://instacharts.io/docs/guides/generate-charts-using-templates/
There are limits to chart generation via chart templates. Tier 1 users (solo plan) can generate up to 1,000 charts a month using chart templates, and Tier 2 (pro plan) can generate up to 5k charts a month. If you'd like to try it out for free, you can generate 100 charts per month on the free plan.
InstaCharts also offers syncing from Google Sheets & Google Drive. If you can get your Airtable or database data into a Google Sheet, you can automatically sync it to InstaCharts. More info on how to do that here: https://instacharts.io/docs/guides/import-google-sheets/
I hope this helps to answer your question - please feel free to reach out with any further questions. Bart
Thanks for checking out InstaCharts and taking the time to ask a question.
I believe you are asking if the watermark on the chart goes away with tier 1. Yes, the InstaCharts watermark will no longer appear on any chart if you purchase tier 1.
Feel free to reach out if you have any more questions. Bart
Hello! Your charts look *beautiful* and the fact that you have a publicly available API that is well documented almost brings tears to my eyes. I will be purchasing Tier 2 shortly. Do you have any plans/willingness to create a Radar Plot (Spider Plot) chart?
A: Edit: Yes, radar charts are now available! https://instacharts.io/docs/chart-types/radar-chart/
Hello!
Thanks for checking out InstaCharts and asking a question!
I'm glad you are liking our product so far! We worked hard on the docs, I'm glad they are useful! 😁
I have good news - we are indeed working on adding Radar charts! I hope to see them completed in the next few weeks - it's taking a bit of time to implement because we needed to switch charting libraries in order to add new chart types.
Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help, Bart
Radar charts are now available! https://instacharts.io/docs/chart-types/radar-chart/
Q: Programmatically create and export charts via API?
Hello, your app looks very cool. My use-case is to create dynamic reports for my clients.
Id love to be able to trigger the creation of a chart with google sheet or JSON data and then request the resulting chart as a public image to access.
I want to create and retrieve a chart via an API call (or possibly by dynamic URL query). parameters.
Side Note: Zapier is the popular choice, but many people who use appsumo have a bit more of a technical skillset and would possible make use of an agnostic API rather than a zapier integration. Or they would possible use appsumo automation platforms like 'active pieces'.
Personally I use "n8n".
Is this currently possible, or do you see it being a feature within the next month or two?
I have good news. Our Zapier integration is just a UI wrapper around our chart templates API.
The chart templates API allows you to create chart images, interactive charts and embedded charts on the fly. Read more about them here: https://instacharts.io/docs/guides/generate-charts-using-templates/
You can use chart templates to create any type of chart (line, bar, pie) with any kind of data that you specify. You can change any kind of chart setting you'd like. Here is a list of chart settings you can change in chart templates: https://instacharts.io/docs/automation/chart-templates/
The chart templates API was written for the more technically minded users - I hope you find it useful!
Let me know if you have any more questions or if I can help in any way. Bart Howe
Q: Can I Use webhooks
Hello, could you please help me understand a couple of things?
Am I able to use webhooks? I would like to pull data from Airtable as well as other databases I'm using, including those that pass through Boost.Space.
If yes, could you please explain how the transaction limits work?
BartHowe
May 2, 2025A: Hello,
First, thanks for checking out InstaCharts!
Currently InstaCharts does not offer webhooks. We do have chart templates, which allow you to make temporary charts by building a chart url yourself. A full example on how to set up and use a chart template can be found here: https://instacharts.io/docs/guides/generate-charts-using-templates/
There are limits to chart generation via chart templates. Tier 1 users (solo plan) can generate up to 1,000 charts a month using chart templates, and Tier 2 (pro plan) can generate up to 5k charts a month. If you'd like to try it out for free, you can generate 100 charts per month on the free plan.
InstaCharts also offers syncing from Google Sheets & Google Drive. If you can get your Airtable or database data into a Google Sheet, you can automatically sync it to InstaCharts. More info on how to do that here: https://instacharts.io/docs/guides/import-google-sheets/
I hope this helps to answer your question - please feel free to reach out with any further questions.
Bart
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Q: Whitelabel
Hi , its possible to erase your brand when have tier 1
BartHowe
Apr 28, 2025A: Hello!
Thanks for checking out InstaCharts and taking the time to ask a question.
I believe you are asking if the watermark on the chart goes away with tier 1. Yes, the InstaCharts watermark will no longer appear on any chart if you purchase tier 1.
Feel free to reach out if you have any more questions.
Bart
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Q: Statistical tools and charts?
What statistical tools and charts do you offer?
Do you do moving average or candle charts, for example?
BartHowe
Apr 28, 2025A: Hello!
Thanks for checking out InstaCharts!
We currently do not have any stock related charts for financial analysis. (So no moving average charts or candle charts.)
An example of the charts we do have can be found here on our homepage : https://instacharts.io/features/charts
We don't have any plans to offer stock charts at this time. Sorry I could not be of more help!
Thanks for checking out InstaCharts and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any more questions.
Bart
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Q: Radar Plot
Hello! Your charts look *beautiful* and the fact that you have a publicly available API that is well documented almost brings tears to my eyes. I will be purchasing Tier 2 shortly.
Do you have any plans/willingness to create a Radar Plot (Spider Plot) chart?
BartHowe
Edited Apr 6, 2025A: Edit: Yes, radar charts are now available! https://instacharts.io/docs/chart-types/radar-chart/
Hello!
Thanks for checking out InstaCharts and asking a question!
I'm glad you are liking our product so far! We worked hard on the docs, I'm glad they are useful! 😁
I have good news - we are indeed working on adding Radar charts! I hope to see them completed in the next few weeks - it's taking a bit of time to implement because we needed to switch charting libraries in order to add new chart types.
Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help,
Bart
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Radar charts are now available! https://instacharts.io/docs/chart-types/radar-chart/
Q: Programmatically create and export charts via API?
Hello, your app looks very cool. My use-case is to create dynamic reports for my clients.
Id love to be able to trigger the creation of a chart with google sheet or JSON data and then request the resulting chart as a public image to access.
I want to create and retrieve a chart via an API call (or possibly by dynamic URL query).
parameters.
Side Note: Zapier is the popular choice, but many people who use appsumo have a bit more of a technical skillset and would possible make use of an agnostic API rather than a zapier integration. Or they would possible use appsumo automation platforms like 'active pieces'.
Personally I use "n8n".
Is this currently possible, or do you see it being a feature within the next month or two?
Thanks so much for your help!
BartHowe
Mar 21, 2025A: Hello!
First thanks for checking out InstaCharts!
I have good news. Our Zapier integration is just a UI wrapper around our chart templates API.
The chart templates API allows you to create chart images, interactive charts and embedded charts on the fly. Read more about them here: https://instacharts.io/docs/guides/generate-charts-using-templates/
You can use chart templates to create any type of chart (line, bar, pie) with any kind of data that you specify. You can change any kind of chart setting you'd like. Here is a list of chart settings you can change in chart templates: https://instacharts.io/docs/automation/chart-templates/
The chart templates API was written for the more technically minded users - I hope you find it useful!
Let me know if you have any more questions or if I can help in any way.
Bart Howe
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Amazing! Thanks for a quick reply! I'll definitely do a DDD on the weekend. Docs Deep Dive.
Cheers legends!