# Horizontal Bar Chart - XY Chart

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/horizontal-bar-chart-xy-chart/68069>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [December 29, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/horizontal-bar-chart-xy-chart/68069 "2022-12-29T15:52:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/horizontal-bar-chart-xy-chart/68069/2 "2022-12-29T16:23:55Z")

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Sure.  
 ![XY horizontal bar chart](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/1/31fc53fa10df6ba71d72431c7f98eb0106e3cbfc.png)

> **XY Chart JSON**
>
> ```auto
> [
> {
> "type": "ia.chart.xy",
> "version": 0,
> "props": {
> "title": {
> "text": "props.title.text"
> },
> "xAxes": [
> {
> a> "name": "count",
> "label": {
> "enabled": true,
> "text": "props.xAxes.0.label.text",
> "color": ""
> },
> "visible": true,
> "tooltip": {
> "enabled": true,
> "text": "",
> "cornerRadius": 3,
> "pointerLength": 4,
> "background": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1
> }
> },
> "inversed": false,
> > "render": "value",
> "category": {
> "break": {
> "enabled": false,
> "startCategory": "",
> "endCategory": "",
> "size": 0.05
> }
> },
> "date": {
> "baseInterval": {
> "enabled": false,
> "timeUnit": "hour",
> "count": 1,
> "skipEmptyPeriods": false
> },
> "range": {
> "max": "",
> "min": "",
> "useStrict": false
> },
> "break": {
> "enabled": false,
> "startDate": "",
> "endDate": "",
> "size": 0.05
> },
> "inputFormat": "yyyy-MM-dd kk:mm:ss",
> "format": "HH:mm"
> },
> "value": {
> "range": {
> "max": "",
> "min": "",
> "useStrict": false
> },
> "logarithmic": false,
> "break": {
> "enabled": false,
> "startValue": 0,
> "endValue": 100,
> "size": 0.05
> },
> "format": "#,###.##"
> },
> "appearance": {
> "opposite": false,
> "inside": false,
> "labels": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1,
> "rotation": 0,
> "verticalCenter": "middle",
> "horizontalCenter": "middle"
> },
> "grid": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1,
> "dashArray": "",
> "minDistance": 60,
> "position": 0.5
> },
> "font": {
> "size": "",
> "weight": 500
> }
> }
> }
> ],
> "yAxes": [
> {
> b> "name": "category",
> "label": {
> "enabled": true,
> "text": "props.yAxes.0.label.text",
> "color": ""
> },
> "visible": true,
> "tooltip": {
> "enabled": true,
> "text": "",
> "cornerRadius": 3,
> "pointerLength": 4,
> "background": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1
> }
> },
> "inversed": false,
> > "render": "category",
> "category": {
> "break": {
> "enabled": false,
> "startCategory": "",
> "endCategory": "",
> "size": 0.05
> }
> },
> "date": {
> "baseInterval": {
> "enabled": false,
> "timeUnit": "hour",
> "count": 1,
> "skipEmptyPeriods": false
> },
> "range": {
> "max": "",
> "min": "",
> "useStrict": false
> },
> "break": {
> "enabled": false,
> "startDate": "",
> "endDate": "",
> "size": 0.05
> },
> "inputFormat": "yyyy-MM-dd kk:mm:ss",
> "format": "M/d/yyyy HH:mm:ss"
> },
> "value": {
> "range": {
> "max": "",
> "min": "",
> "useStrict": false
> },
> "logarithmic": false,
> "break": {
> "enabled": false,
> "startValue": 0,
> "endValue": 100,
> "size": 0.05
> },
> "format": "#,###.##"
> },
> "appearance": {
> "opposite": false,
> "inside": false,
> "labels": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1,
> "rotation": 0,
> "verticalCenter": "middle",
> "horizontalCenter": "middle"
> },
> "grid": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1,
> "dashArray": "",
> "minDistance": null,
> "position": 0.5
> },
> "font": {
> "size": "",
> "weight": 500
> }
> }
> }
> ],
> "series": [
> {
> "name": "props.series.0.name",
> "label": {
> "text": ""
> },
> "visible": true,
> "hiddenInLegend": false,
> "defaultState": {
> "visible": true
> },
> "data": {
> c> "source": "barData",
> d> "x": "count",
> e> "y": "cat"
> },
> a> "xAxis": "count",
> b> "yAxis": "category",
> "zIndex": 0,
> "tooltip": {
> "enabled": true,
> "text": "{name}: [bold]{valueY}[/]",
> "cornerRadius": 3,
> "pointerLength": 4,
> "background": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1
> }
> },
> "render": "column",
> "candlestick": {
> "open": {
> "x": "",
> "y": ""
> },
> "high": {
> "x": "",
> "y": ""
> },
> "low": {
> "x": "",
> "y": ""
> },
> "appearance": {
> "fill": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1
> },
> "stroke": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1,
> "width": 1
> },
> "stacked": false,
> "deriveFieldsFromData": {
> "fill": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": ""
> },
> "stroke": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": "",
> "width": ""
> }
> },
> "heatRules": {
> "enabled": false,
> "max": "",
> "min": "",
> "dataField": ""
> }
> }
> },
> "column": {
> "open": {
> "x": "",
> "y": ""
> },
> "appearance": {
> "fill": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1
> },
> "stroke": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1,
> "width": 1
> },
> "stacked": false,
> "width": null,
> "height": null,
> "deriveFieldsFromData": {
> "fill": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": ""
> },
> "stroke": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": "",
> "width": ""
> }
> },
> "heatRules": {
> "enabled": false,
> "max": "",
> "min": "",
> "dataField": ""
> }
> }
> },
> "line": {
> "open": {
> "x": "",
> "y": ""
> },
> "appearance": {
> "connect": true,
> "tensionX": 1,
> "tensionY": 1,
> "minDistance": 0.5,
> "stroke": {
> "width": 3,
> "opacity": 1,
> "color": "",
> "dashArray": ""
> },
> "fill": {
> "opacity": 0,
> "color": ""
> },
> "bullets": [
> {
> "enabled": false,
> "render": "circle",
> "width": 10,
> "height": 10,
> "label": {
> "text": "{value}",
> "position": {
> "dx": 0,
> "dy": 0
> }
> },
> "fill": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1
> },
> "stroke": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1,
> "width": 1
> },
> "rotation": 0,
> "tooltip": {
> "enabled": true,
> "text": "{name}: [bold]{valueY}[/]",
> "cornerRadius": 3,
> "pointerLength": 4,
> "background": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1
> }
> },
> "deriveFieldsFromData": {
> "fill": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": ""
> },
> "stroke": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": "",
> "width": ""
> },
> "rotation": ""
> },
> "heatRules": {
> "enabled": false,
> "max": 100,
> "min": 2,
> "dataField": ""
> }
> }
> ]
> }
> },
> "stepLine": {
> "open": {
> "x": "",
> "y": ""
> },
> "appearance": {
> "connect": true,
> "tensionX": 1,
> "tensionY": 1,
> "minDistance": 0.5,
> "stroke": {
> "width": 3,
> "opacity": 1,
> "color": "",
> "dashArray": ""
> },
> "fill": {
> "opacity": 0,
> "color": ""
> },
> "bullets": [
> {
> "enabled": true,
> "render": "circle",
> "width": 10,
> "height": 10,
> "label": {
> "text": "{value}",
> "position": {
> "dx": 0,
> "dy": 0
> }
> },
> "fill": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1
> },
> "stroke": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1,
> "width": 1
> },
> "rotation": 0,
> "tooltip": {
> "enabled": true,
> "text": "{name}: [bold]{valueY}[/]",
> "cornerRadius": 3,
> "pointerLength": 4,
> "background": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": 1
> }
> },
> "deriveFieldsFromData": {
> "fill": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": ""
> },
> "stroke": {
> "color": "",
> "opacity": "",
> "width": ""
> },
> "rotation": ""
> },
> "heatRules": {
> "enabled": false,
> "max": 100,
> "min": 2,
> "dataField": ""
> }
> }
> ]
> }
> }
> }
> ],
> "dataSources": {
> c> "barData": [
> {
> d> "cat": "guitars",
> e> "count": 27
> },
> {
> "cat": "trumpets",
> "count": 16
> },
> {
> "cat": "percusion",
> "count": 21
> }
> ]
> }
> },
> "meta": {
> "name": "XYChart"
> },
> "position": {
> "basis": "318px"
> },
> "custom": {}
> }
> ]
> ``
> 
> ```

I've marked the important bits in the JSON with `'>'`. The ones preceded by a letter, such as `'a>'`, etc. need to match.  
You'll need to remove these helpers to get the JSON to work.

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