--- title: Plotly slug: plotly image: https://make-cxp-documentation.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/apps-center-icons/PREVIEW_DEFAULT.png createdAt: 2025-02-03T13:28:18.713Z --- The Plotly modules allow you to create, update, and/or delete graphs in your Plotly account. Prerequisites - A Plotly account In order to use Plotly with Make, it is necessary to have a Plotly account. If you do not have one, you can create a Plotly account at [https://chart-studio.plot.ly/Auth/login/?action=signup#/](https://chart-studio.plot.ly/Auth/login/?action=signup#/). ## Connecting Plotly to Make To connect your Plotly account to Make, you need to obtain your Username and API Key. 1\. Log into your Plotly Account. 2\. Click the *Profile icon* ->* Settings* ->* API Keys*. ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/oAyFj2GHlBeBVWF5OAir2/92KK8quaXO_mgXt3NCKyx_uuid-7bd7231e-26fc-b204-4da1-5f02da5332c6.gif) 3\. Copy the *Username* and *API Key*. 4\. Go to Make and open the Plotly module's *Create a connection dialog*. 5\. Enter the *Username* and *API Key* you copied in step 3. 6\. Click *Continue*. The connection has been established. ## Actions ### Create a Graph Creates a new Plotly graph. | **Connection** | [Establish a connection to your Plotly account.](docId\:bJ_fpDB-q9Qhntlx2QVIc) | | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **File Name** | Enter the graph name. | | **File Options** | Select the file options for the graph:
- *New*
- *Overwrite*
- *Append*
- *Extend* | | **Graph Type** | Select the type of graph you want to create:
- *Scatter plot*
- *Histogram*
- *Bar Chart* | | **X Axis Title** | Enter a name for X-Axis. | | **X Axis Type** | Select the type of graph you want to create:
- *Scatter plot*
- *Histogram*
- *Bar Chart* | | **Y-Axis Title** | Enter a name for Y-Axis. | | **Y Axis Type** | Select the type of graph you want to create:
- *Scatter plot*
- *Histogram*
- *Bar Chart* | ### Delete a Graph Deletes an existing graph. | **Connection** | [Establish a connection to your Plotly account.](docId\:bJ_fpDB-q9Qhntlx2QVIc) | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Graph ID** | Select the Graph ID you want to delete. | ### Create a Graph Image Creates a graph image based on specified parameters. | **Connection** | [Establish a connection to your Plotly account.](docId\:bJ_fpDB-q9Qhntlx2QVIc) | | --------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Format of the graph figure you want to generate** | Select the format of the graph image you want to create:
- *jpeg*
- *png*
- *pdf*
- *eps*
- *webp* | | **Figure Width** | Enter the image width in pixels. | | **Figure Height** | Enter the image height in pixels | | **Graph Type** | Select the type of graph you want to create:
- *Scatter plot*
- *Histogram*
- *Bar Chart* | | **X Axis Title** | Enter a name for X-Axis. | | **X Axis Type** | Select the X-Axis type:
- *Linear*
- *Logarithmic* | | **Y Axis Title** | Enter a name for X-Axis. | | **Y Axis Type** | Select the Y-Axis type:
- *Linear*
- *Logarithmic* |