Sending Data to Chart Studio Graphs in R

How to send data to charts in Python. Examples of overwriting charts with new data, extending traces, and adding new traces.

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Overwrite chart data with new data

# Learn about API authentication here: https://plotly.com/r/getting-started
# Find your api_key here: https://plotly.com/settings/api

api_create(plot_ly(x = c(1, 2), y = c(1, 2)), filename='overwrite example')

The simplest and recommended way to update a chart remotely.
You can overwrite a chart's data with new data remotely, simply by including its file name in the filename kwarg.
Note that setting a filename overwrites the entire chart (i.e., style & layout settings are not preserved).

Add data to an existing trace

# Learn about API authentication here: https://plotly.com/r/getting-started
# Find your api_key here: https://plotly.com/settings/api

api_create(plot_ly(x = c(1, 2), y = c(1, 2)), filename="name-of-my-plotly-file", <b>fileopt='extend'</b>)

Add data to an existing trace by setting fileopt='extend'.
This method is used for embedded systems that may not have the memory for a full overwrite of the chart data in one API call.

Add new traces to a chart

# Learn about API authentication here: https://plotly.com/r/getting-started
# Find your api_key here: https://plotly.com/settings/api

api_create(plot_ly(x = c(1, 2), y = c(1, 2)), filename="name-of-my-plotly-file", <b>fileopt='append'</b>)

NOT RECOMMENDED
When updating a chart's data remotely, we recommend overwriting all of the chart's data instead of adding new traces.