# Bar Graph Image API

> Create sleek Bar Graph Image with your data

[Open the template](https://orshot.com/templates/simple-bar-graph) | [Render it online](https://orshot.com/templates/simple-bar-graph/generate) | [All templates](https://orshot.com/templates.md)

## At a glance

- **Type:** Library template, renders straight from the API with its slug
- **Template ID:** `simple-bar-graph`
- **Categories:** Graph
- **Output formats:** PNG, JPG, JPEG, WEBP, AVIF, PDF
- **Cost:** 1 credit per render.
- **Parameters:** 16, listed below

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | What it does | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `title` | string | No | Graph Title | Weekly Sales Chart |
| `titleColor` | string | No | CSS Color Value for Title | #111 |
| `description` | string | No | Graph Description | Week of Monday, 19 to Sunday, 25 |
| `descriptionColor` | string | No | CSS Color Value for Description | #444 |
| `icon` | string | No | Icon of your product or service(direct link to icon or base64) | https://pika.style/icons/pika-filled-squared-120.png |
| `padding` | number | No | Spacing around the graph | 80 |
| `labels` | string | Yes | String of labels separated by commas for the graph(should match number of values), should be in the same format as in example | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
| `values` | string | Yes | String of values separated by commas for the graph, should be in the same format as in example | 1200, 2000, 3100,1900, 5000, 910, 780 |
| `graphBackgroundColor` | string | No | CSS Color Value for Graph's background | #fff |
| `barPrimaryColor` | string | No | CSS Color Value for Bar Foreground | linear-gradient(to top, #75d9b0, #67d6a8) |
| `barFallbackColor` | string | No | CSS Color Value for Bar Background | #f5f5f5 |
| `labelColor` | string | No | CSS Color Value for Labels | #111 |
| `backgroundColor` | string | No | HEX Color Code for background | #f5f5f5 |
| `backgroundImageUrl` | string | No | Link to background image |  |
| `width` | number | No | Width of output image | 1200 |
| `height` | number | No | Height of output image | 800 |

## How to render it

1. [Sign up free](https://orshot.com/signup) and copy your API key from the dashboard.
2. Send the request below. Change the parameter values; keep the keys.
3. The response has the rendered file's URL in `data.content`.

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.orshot.com/v1/generate/images \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORSHOT_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "templateId": "simple-bar-graph",
  "modifications": {
    "title": "Weekly Sales Chart",
    "titleColor": "#111",
    "description": "Week of Monday, 19 to Sunday, 25",
    "descriptionColor": "#444",
    "icon": "https://pika.style/icons/pika-filled-squared-120.png",
    "padding": 80,
    "labels": "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday",
    "values": "1200, 2000, 3100,1900, 5000, 910, 780",
    "graphBackgroundColor": "#fff",
    "barPrimaryColor": "linear-gradient(to top, #75d9b0, #67d6a8)",
    "barFallbackColor": "#f5f5f5",
    "labelColor": "#111",
    "backgroundColor": "#f5f5f5",
    "backgroundImageUrl": " ",
    "width": 1200,
    "height": 800
  },
  "response": {
    "type": "url",
    "format": "png"
  }
}'
```

Try it without code at https://orshot.com/templates/simple-bar-graph/generate. An AI agent connected to the Orshot MCP server can call it as the library template `simple-bar-graph`.

## When to use it

### Image generation

- **Image generation API for templates:** an image API where you send the template ID and the values that change (text, photos, colors) and get back a PNG, JPG or WebP. For bulk image generation, render one image per row from a spreadsheet, a workflow, the CLI or an AI agent. ([more](https://orshot.com/solutions/image-generation-api.md))
- **OG image generator** for every blog post, docs page or product: render the Open Graph image automatically from your CMS, including Framer, Webflow and WordPress. ([more](https://orshot.com/integrations/automation.md))
- **Banner generator, YouTube thumbnail generator and ad creatives in every size:** design once and Smart Resize re-lays out the same design for each format, so ad creative automation does not mean redrawing each size. ([more](https://orshot.com/solutions/banner-generation-api.md))
- **Ecommerce product images and personalized images:** promo banners for every product in your Shopify catalog, or a personalized image per contact for email and CRM campaigns. ([more](https://orshot.com/integrations/e-commerce.md))

### AI agents

- **Content automation with AI agents:** Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor generate images, PDFs and videos from your templates over MCP, so automated content creation stays on brand. ([more](https://orshot.com/agents.md))

## About Orshot

Orshot is an API for automated image, PDF and video generation from templates. Design a template once (or import it from Canva or Figma), then generate from data through the REST API, n8n, Make, Zapier, 46 integrations, or an AI agent over MCP (`https://mcp.orshot.com/mcp`, 97 tools), and publish to 15 social platforms.

17.4k+ users, about 96k renders a month · 1.4s median image render · 99.98% uptime · 100 free credits every month, paid plans from $39.

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## Links

- [Template page](https://orshot.com/templates/simple-bar-graph)
- [Render from a library template: API docs](https://orshot.com/docs/api-reference/render-from-template.md)
- [All 2,000+ templates](https://orshot.com/templates.md)
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