# Activate only one trace

**URL:** <https://community.plotly.com/t/activate-only-one-trace/84406>\
**Category:** 📊 Plotly Python\
**Created:** [May 10, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/activate-only-one-trace/84406 "2024-05-10T16:59:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![michel77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@michel77](https://community.plotly.com/u/michel77)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/activate-only-one-trace/84406/1 "2024-05-10T16:59:28Z")

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Hi,

there is about 15 traces on the page. I can hide the not desired traces. But ist a lot of work. Is there a way show only one of them and after that show the desired traces with click on the trace liste ?

Thanks a lot Michel

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**Author:** ![michel77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@michel77](https://community.plotly.com/u/michel77)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/activate-only-one-trace/84406/2 "2024-05-10T17:44:10Z")

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hide trace with visible=‘legendonly’