Google Chart API

07 Dec 2007

Google has a great Chart API that allows you to request a chart using just a normal URL query string, e.g.

http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=lc&chs;=200x125&chd;=s:helloWorld

gets you:

The API is remarkably powerful given the minimalistic interface. Here are two internet-favourite charts:

the best pie chart ever, and we can also do Venn diagrams:

![chs=400x200&cht=v&chd=t:1.0,1.0,0.0&chl=Times+when+I+am+truly+happy

Times+when+I+am+wearing+pants](http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chs=400x200&cht=v&chd=t:1.0,1.0,0.0&chl=Times+when+I+am+truly+happy

Times+when+I+am+wearing+pants)

See the Developer’s Guide for the full details.