# Google Chart API

“The Google Chart <span class="caps">API</span> returns a <span class="caps">PNG</span>-format image in response to a <span class="caps">URL</span>. Several types of image can be generated: line, bar, and pie charts for example. For each image type you can specify attributes such as size, colors, and labels.”

“You can include a Chart <span class="caps">API</span> image in a webpage by embedding a <span class="caps">URL</span> within an ![]() tag. When the webpage is displayed in a browser the Chart <span class="caps">API</span> renders the image within the page.”

“This document describes the required format of Chart <span class="caps">API</span> URLs and the available parameters.”

See: [http://code.google.com/apis/chart/](http://code.google.com/apis/chart/)