QuickChart Integration

Open-source API for generating chart and QR code images. Connect QuickChart events to the tools your engineering teams already use. Start with Get API Specification, then follow with Get Chart Embed from Text or Get Chart Image from Text to automate the next step.

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Supported triggers and actions for QuickChart integration

Triggers can detect changes in QuickChart and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside QuickChart automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.

Get API SpecificationReturns the QuickChart OpenAPI description of the image API.
Get Chart Embed from TextReturns an interactive chart page URL for a plain-language description.
Get Chart Image from TextReturns a chart image for a plain-language description, reusing the saved chart for repeat descriptions.
Get Dynamic QR AnalyticsReturns scan statistics for one dynamic QR code or the whole account.
Get Dynamic QR Analytics CSVReturns scan statistics for dynamic QR codes as CSV text.
Get Dynamic QR CodeReturns a single dynamic QR code with its destination and appearance.
Get Dynamic QR Code ImageDownloads the printable image of a dynamic QR code.
Get Google Image Chart ConfigConverts a legacy Google Image Charts request into a Chart.js configuration.
Get Saved Chart ImageRenders a saved chart template as an image, optionally with new titles, labels, and data.
List Dynamic QR CodesRetrieves a list of dynamic QR codes in the account.
Read QR CodeReads the text encoded in a QR code image at a public URL.
Read QR Code from ImageReads the text encoded in a QR code from an image URL or base64 image data.
Archive Dynamic QR CodeHides a dynamic QR code from the main list while its redirects keep working.
Create Apex ChartRenders an ApexCharts configuration as a PNG image.
Create Apex Chart from JSONRenders an ApexCharts configuration sent in a JSON request as a PNG image.
Create BarcodeRenders a barcode image such as Code 128 or EAN-13.
Create Barcode from JSONRenders a barcode image from settings sent in a JSON request.
Create ChartRenders a Chart.js configuration as an image file.
Create Chart Config from TextGenerates a Chart.js configuration and a saved chart URL from a plain-language description.
Create Chart from JSONRenders a Chart.js configuration sent in a JSON request as an image file.
Create Chart Image from TextGenerates a chart image from a plain-language description.
Create Chart URLSaves a chart configuration and returns a short image URL for it.
Create Dynamic QR CodeCreates a dynamic QR code whose destination can be changed after printing.
Create Dynamic QR CodesCreates up to 100 dynamic QR codes in one all-or-nothing request.
Create Google Image ChartRenders a legacy Google Image Charts request as an image file.
Create GraphViz DiagramRenders a GraphViz DOT graph as a diagram image.
Create GraphViz Diagram from JSONRenders a GraphViz DOT graph sent in a JSON request as a diagram image.
Create QR CodeRenders a QR code image for a URL or text.
Create QR Code BatchRenders up to 1,000 QR codes and returns them together as a ZIP file.
Create QR Code from JSONRenders a QR code image for a URL or text sent in a JSON request.
Create QR Code URLBuilds a QR code image URL without rendering the image.
Create QR Code URLsBuilds several QR code image URLs at once without rendering the images.
Create Table ImageRenders a table definition as a PNG image.
Create Table Image from JSONRenders a table built from columns and rows as a PNG image.
Create WatermarkOverlays a watermark or logo on an image and returns the result as a PNG file.
Create Watermark from JSONOverlays a watermark or logo on an image using a JSON request and returns a PNG file.
Create Word CloudRenders a word cloud image from a block of text.
Create Word Cloud from JSONRenders a word cloud image from text sent in a JSON request.
Delete Dynamic QR CodePermanently disables a dynamic QR code.
Download Dynamic QR Code ImagesDownloads the images of up to 1,000 dynamic QR codes as one ZIP file.
Make an API CallPerforms an arbitrary authorized API call.
Set Dynamic QR Code ActiveResumes redirects for a paused dynamic QR code.
Set Dynamic QR Code PausedPauses a dynamic QR code so scans stop redirecting.
Set Dynamic QR Code RestoredMoves an archived dynamic QR code back to the main list.
Update Dynamic QR CodeUpdates the destination, name, labels, or appearance of a dynamic QR code.
Validate ChartChecks a chart configuration and returns any errors and warnings instead of an image.
Validate Dynamic QR CodesChecks up to 100 dynamic QR code rows for errors without creating them.
Validate QR CodeChecks QR code settings and returns any errors and warnings instead of an image.

How to integrate QuickChart in automation workflow?

3 simple steps to make your QuickChart connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.

STEP 1

Select QuickChart in workflow

Pick QuickChart app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.

STEP 2

Connect QuickChart

When prompted, authorize access to QuickChart in WEXTL once. QuickChart credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].

WEXTL wants to integrate with your QuickChart account. Approve?

STEP 3

Build a workflow

Build your workflow with QuickChart yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect QuickChart to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.

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How QuickChart connects and integrates with WEXTL

Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever QuickChart app is called in workflows. That allows your developer tools automations to run without your attention, per defined schedule [7]. Explore documentation [6] for a detailed list of fields that QuickChart supports.

Full QuickChart API documentation

The following table illustrates what fields QuickChart integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].

Demonstration of QuickChart connection step inside WEXTL Workflow Builder [4].

Field	Type	Help
API Key	password	Optional. Leave it empty to use the free, rate-limited service. Paste a key from your account to raise limits, keep short chart URLs for 6 months, and use dynamic QR codes.

Connect QuickChart to popular apps on WEXTL

Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with QuickChart below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with QuickChart. If the app you search for is not available in WEXTL yet, you can use HTTP node [10] instead to integrate it directly.

Example automation with QuickChart integration

Select Get API Specification action from QuickChart - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in QuickChart, workflow will start [7] from Get API Specification node.

Search for Make an API Call, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Get API Specification and Make an API Call, so only important data pass from Get API Specification to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of QuickChart automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].

QuickChart on WEXTL has 48 modules for creating developer tools automations. Explore QuickChart documentation for more.

QuickChart

Get API Specification

AWS Lambda

Performs action

AWS Lambda

Triggers

QuickChart

Make an API Call

Demonstration of how visual QuickChart automation [6] looks in WEXTL.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about automating QuickChart in your workflows.

QuickChart has no triggers, but it provides 48 actions including "Get API Specification", "Get Chart Embed from Text", and "Get Chart Image from Text". Pair them with triggers from other apps to automate QuickChart tasks.

Integration has 48 actions, including "Get API Specification", "Get Chart Embed from Text", and "Get Chart Image from Text", and more. Refer to our QuickChart Documentation for detailed inputs and outputs.

No. Most automations are built visually on the canvas by picking triggers, actions, and mapping fields. You can add custom JavaScript with Functions when advanced logic is needed — but our customers do that in rare cases [4].

Yes. Connections are authenticated per account, credentials are encrypted at rest, and you can enforce approvals and team-level access controls on any automation.

The QuickChart integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by QuickChart official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.

Absolutely. Where QuickChart provides native webhooks, you can use instant triggers to eliminate polling delay. For custom webhooks, WEXTL offers Custom Webhook node, so you can start automation whenever QuickChart or any other service sends event to webhook URL.

WEXTL is an AI-first visual canvas. The platform allows you to describe automation in plain text — and AI will wire nodes for QuickChart inside the workflow builder [4]. You can also use built-in workflow nodes (AI Agent, Human in the Loop, Condition, Aggregate Results) in pair with QuickChart modules to craft complex integration flows with branches, filtering, and conditional logic. There are absolutely no limits of what you can build.

References

List of sources used to gather information about the QuickChart integration.

QuickChart integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
Internal QuickChart integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
Official QuickChart vendor API documentation — used to verify field meanings, authentication flows, and anything our own specs don't fully capture.
WEXTL® Visual Workflow Builder, anonymized data from our technical support team.
WEXTL® Apps Library
WEXTL® QuickChart App Documentation
WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
WEXTL® HTTP node documentation

QuickChart Integration

Supported triggers and actions for QuickChart integration