# Visualizations

In Data Explorer, each widget renders data using a **visualization type**. You can switch the visualization type from the widget UI, or set it in JSON (for example, `chart_type: "line"`).

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Use lowercase visualization type names (for example, `table`). Some legacy dashboards may still reference older casing (for example, `Table`).
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### Supported visualization types

#### Time series & charts

* [`line`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Time series line chart for trends over time.
* [`bar`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/visualizations/bar): Compare categorical values using bars.
* [`area`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Time series chart with filled area.
* [`scatter`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Plot points to show correlation or distribution.
* [`barrace`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Animated ranked bars for changes over time.
* [`bubble`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Scatter chart with bubble size as a third dimension.
* [`boxplot`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Summarize distributions using quartiles and whiskers.
* [`heatmap`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Visualize magnitude using a two-dimensional color grid.
* [`sunburst`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Visualize hierarchical data as concentric rings.
* [`funnel`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Visualize drop-off across sequential stages.
* [`sankey`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Visualize flows between nodes using weighted links.

#### Status & single-value

* [`status`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Show state over time using color-coded tiles.
* [`counter`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Show a single KPI as a big number.
* [`stat`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Show a key number with optional sparkline.
* [`size`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Show magnitude using size-based marks.
* [`gauge`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Show a single metric against thresholds.
* [`disk`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Show disk usage style values and capacity.
* [`datetime`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Show a timestamp or date-time value.
* [`densestatus`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/visualizations/densestatus): Show dense state grids for many series.
* [`honeycomb`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Show many values as a honeycomb of tiles.
* [`pie`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/broken-reference): Show proportions as slices of a whole.

#### Tables & lists

* [`table`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/visualizations/table): Show raw results in a table.
* [`list`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/visualizations/list): Show results as a simple list.
* [`pivottable`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/visualizations/pivottable): Pivot and aggregate data by rows and columns.
* [`searchtable`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/visualizations/searchable-table): Table optimized for searching and filtering large result sets.
* [`details`](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/visualizations/details): Show a drill-down or key/value style details view.

### JSON schema configuration

For JSON examples and widget configuration patterns, see [Visualization](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/creating-json-schema/visualization).

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