# Dynamically change chart x-axis based on data

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamically-change-chart-x-axis-based-on-data/15948>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [26 September 2019 12:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamically-change-chart-x-axis-based-on-data/15948 "2019-09-26T12:57:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [26 September 2019 18:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamically-change-chart-x-axis-based-on-data/15948/3 "2019-09-26T18:02:06Z")

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Here is thread about how to change x-axis dynamically. Take it as a starting point, try to get some result and if stuck, share simple flow with small sample of your data. (we need to see the structure of data) Then we can deal with specific questions, what is possible and how to get it.

> [@Chart Variable Timeline X-Axis](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-variable-timeline-x-axis/13945):
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> Hello, I am wondering if anybody can help me find a solution to which allows me to dynamically change the length of time shown on a chart node? For example, I can change the y-axis min and max values with ui\_control, I'd like to be able to do the same with the x-axis, so that I can dynamically adjust if I want to see the trend of the last hour or just the last 5 minutes. This could possibly also be a zoom function. Alternatively, It could switch between displaying a fixed amount of time and bei…

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