# Request for help with ui\_chart in Node-RED for beginners.

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/request-for-help-with-ui-chart-in-node-red-for-beginners/83352>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [1 December 2023 14:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/request-for-help-with-ui-chart-in-node-red-for-beginners/83352 "2023-12-01T14:06:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![smanjunath211](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/smanjunath211/32/95742_2.png) [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Post date:** [11 December 2023 15:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/request-for-help-with-ui-chart-in-node-red-for-beginners/83352/18 "2023-12-11T15:20:55Z")

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Try this. I had done this project for my own requirement.

> [@Apex Chart with Customization](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/apex-chart-with-customization/77207):
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> I spent most of my time last month in trying to find an alternative to ui\_chart in node-red-dashboard. the built in chart is good enough, the only drawback i faced was not having the zoom feature. so i was directed towards many alternatives but none of them had a simple and easy tutorial how to get the data from a mysql database and plot the same on dashboard. with the help of few experts, I could get the Apex chart start to look like what i wanted it to do. i am just putting a sample flow here…

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