Embedding specific range of a graph

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Hi all,

I’m currently trying to embed a specific range of a graph from the python libraries (plotly.tools.get_embed()); this graph is updated often (about every 5 minutes), but I want to be able to embed a specific portion of that graph’s history. For example, in a line graph where a new point is added every 5 minutes with the x value as the current time and the y value as some arbitrary value, I want to be able to get an embed that cuts off on the right side at any arbitrary date (a part of the x-axis range).

I am not interested in generating a new graph; I have already tried this route and it led to generating about 300 graphs per day, per graph I want to generate. (I’m currently rate limited from the API from trying to delete them all, heh…)

Thanks!
Spencer

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I’d also like to be able to get this data in a .png format, if that’s possible. The best I can think to do is cache the image manually myself, but that doesn’t seem ideal if the .png’s are generated on the fly by plot.ly anyways.

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You can use the range attribute in the x-axis object to limit the range on the left-hand-side:

All the data will still be in the plot, but you will only see what is in the range you provide.