# Adding annotation and shape using plotly update - chart gets zoomed

**URL:** <https://community.plotly.com/t/adding-annotation-and-shape-using-plotly-update-chart-gets-zoomed/20319>\
**Category:** plotly.js\
**Created:** [March 1, 2019, 6:49am UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/adding-annotation-and-shape-using-plotly-update-chart-gets-zoomed/20319 "2019-03-01T06:49:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![arpitacn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@arpitacn](https://community.plotly.com/u/arpitacn)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 6:49am UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/adding-annotation-and-shape-using-plotly-update-chart-gets-zoomed/20319/1 "2019-03-01T06:49:56Z")

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Hi,

Could you please help me out? As per my project requirement, I need to add an annotation with a shape. While adding the same using plotly.update it seems like the chart gets zoomed. The zoom is disabled in my chart. I am not able to figure it out.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![etienne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/community.plotly.com/etienne/32/17_2.png) [@etienne](https://community.plotly.com/u/etienne)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/adding-annotation-and-shape-using-plotly-update-chart-gets-zoomed/20319/2 "2019-03-22T20:39:43Z")

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> [@arpitacn](#):
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> plotly.update

Could you share the exact call signature you’re using to help us help you?