Thin-Viz - Tako Docs

Create interactive, embeddable cards from your own data using the Tako Thin-Viz API.

Creating a Card

Create a card by posting your component configurations. One API call, one card.

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Monthly Revenue",
    "source": "Internal Analytics",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "generic_timeseries",
        "config": {
          "datasets": [
            {
              "label": "Revenue",
              "data": [
                {"x": "2024-01", "y": 50000},
                {"x": "2024-02", "y": 62000},
                {"x": "2024-03", "y": 71000}
              ],
              "units": "$"
            }
          ],
          "chart_type": "line",
          "title": "Monthly Revenue"
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Response:

{
  "card_id": "abc123xyz",
  "title": "Monthly Revenue",
  "description": "",
  "embed_url": "https://tako.com/embed/abc123xyz",
  "image_url": "https://tako.com/image/abc123xyz",
  "webpage_url": "https://tako.com/card/abc123xyz",
  "card_type": "visualization_card",
  "visualization_data": { ... }
}

Request Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
`components`	array	Yes	List of component configurations (see Available Components)
`title`	string	No	Card title (falls back to header component title if not provided)
`description`	string	No	Card description
`source`	string	No	Data source attribution displayed in footer
`image_ttl_minutes`	integer	No	Minutes to keep a preview image available for download (1–1440). ZDR cards only. See Preview Images for ZDR Cards

Embedding Your Card

Use the embed_url from the response in an iframe:

<iframe
  src="https://tako.com/embed/abc123xyz"
  width="600"
  height="400"
  frameborder="0"
></iframe>

Add ?dark_mode=true or ?dark_mode=false to control the theme.

Preview Images for ZDR Cards

Cards created with zero data retention (ZDR) don’t normally support preview images because the visualization data isn’t persisted. To get a downloadable image for a ZDR card, set image_ttl_minutes when creating the card:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Monthly Revenue",
    "image_ttl_minutes": 60,
    "components": [ ... ]
  }'

The response includes an image_url that renders a screenshot on demand. You can customize the image with query parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`dark_mode`	boolean	`true` for dark theme, `false` for light
`width`	integer	Image width in pixels
`height`	integer	Image height in pixels
`hideFooter`	boolean	Hide the card footer

https://tako.com/image/abc123xyz?dark_mode=true&width=800&height=600

After the TTL expires, the image endpoint returns 410 Gone. The TTL must be between 1 and 1440 minutes (24 hours).

image_ttl_minutes is only supported for ZDR cards and is ignored for standard cards, which already have persistent preview images.

Example: Stock Card with Kicker Boxes

For financial data, use the generic_timeseries component with show_kicker_boxes enabled:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "AAPL vs GOOGL",
    "source": "Market Data",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "generic_timeseries",
        "config": {
          "datasets": [
            {
              "label": "AAPL",
              "kicker": "NASDAQ",
              "data": [
                {"x": "2024-01-01", "y": 185.50},
                {"x": "2024-01-02", "y": 195.20}
              ],
              "units": "$"
            },
            {
              "label": "GOOGL",
              "kicker": "NASDAQ",
              "data": [
                {"x": "2024-01-01", "y": 152.60},
                {"x": "2024-01-02", "y": 150.10}
              ],
              "units": "$"
            }
          ],
          "chart_type": "line",
          "title": "Stock Price (USD)",
          "show_kicker_boxes": true
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

When show_kicker_boxes is enabled, each dataset with a kicker field renders a stock box above the chart showing the exchange label, current value, and change.

Example: Stock Card with Explicit Stock Boxes

Alternatively, use separate stock_boxes and generic_timeseries components for full control:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "AAPL vs GOOGL",
    "source": "Market Data",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "stock_boxes",
        "config": {
          "items": [
            {
              "labelPrimary": "AAPL",
              "labelSecondary": "NASDAQ",
              "valuePrimary": "$195.20",
              "subValue": "+$9.70 (+5.24%)"
            },
            {
              "labelPrimary": "GOOGL",
              "labelSecondary": "NASDAQ",
              "valuePrimary": "$150.10",
              "subValue": "-$2.50 (-1.64%)"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "component_type": "generic_timeseries",
        "config": {
          "datasets": [
            {
              "label": "AAPL",
              "data": [
                {"x": "2024-01-01", "y": 185.50},
                {"x": "2024-01-02", "y": 195.20}
              ],
              "units": "$"
            },
            {
              "label": "GOOGL",
              "data": [
                {"x": "2024-01-01", "y": 152.60},
                {"x": "2024-01-02", "y": 150.10}
              ],
              "units": "$"
            }
          ],
          "chart_type": "line",
          "title": "Stock Price (USD)"
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

For stock_boxes, the subValue color is automatic: values starting with + appear green, - appear red.

Example: Bar Chart

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Revenue by Region",
    "source": "Internal Analytics",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "header",
        "config": {
          "title": "Revenue by Region"
        }
      },
      {
        "component_type": "categorical_bar",
        "config": {
          "datasets": [
            {
              "label": "Revenue",
              "data": [
                {"x": "North", "y": 120000},
                {"x": "South", "y": 98000},
                {"x": "East", "y": 87000},
                {"x": "West", "y": 145000}
              ],
              "units": "$"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Example: Data Table Chart

A bar chart with an auto-generated data table below showing the values:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Q4 Sales by Product",
    "source": "Sales Team",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "header",
        "config": {
          "title": "Q4 Sales by Product"
        }
      },
      {
        "component_type": "data_table_chart",
        "config": {
          "datasets": [
            {
              "label": "Units Sold",
              "data": [
                {"x": "Widget A", "y": 1200},
                {"x": "Widget B", "y": 850},
                {"x": "Widget C", "y": 2100}
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Example: Financial Boxes

Display financial metrics with growth indicators:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "AAPL Financials",
    "source": "SEC Filings",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "financial_boxes",
        "config": {
          "items": [
            {
              "header": "Revenue",
              "value": "$94.9B",
              "growth": {"formattedValue": "6.1% YoY", "value": 0.061}
            },
            {
              "header": "Net Income",
              "value": "$23.6B",
              "growth": {"formattedValue": "-3.4% YoY", "value": -0.034}
            },
            {
              "header": "EPS",
              "value": "$1.64"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Growth indicator colors are automatic: positive value appears green, negative appears red.

Example: Data Table

A configurable table with columns, sorting, and pagination:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Product Performance",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "table",
        "config": {
          "columns": [
            {"field": "name", "label": "Product", "type": "string"},
            {"field": "revenue", "label": "Revenue", "type": "currency", "units": "$"},
            {"field": "growth", "label": "Growth", "type": "percent", "units": "%"},
            {"field": "rating", "label": "Rating", "type": "rating"},
            {"field": "in_stock", "label": "In Stock", "type": "boolean"}
          ],
          "rows": [
            {"name": "Product A", "revenue": 1500000, "growth": 15.0, "rating": 4, "in_stock": true},
            {"name": "Product B", "revenue": 2300000, "growth": -5.0, "rating": 3, "in_stock": true},
            {"name": "Product C", "revenue": 980000, "growth": 22.3, "rating": 5, "in_stock": false}
          ],
          "searchable": true,
          "paginated": true,
          "rows_per_page": 25,
          "initial_sort_field": "revenue",
          "initial_sort_order": "desc",
          "highlight_best": true
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Table Column Types

Type	Rendering	Default Alignment
`string`	Plain text	Left
`number`	Formatted with units	Right
`date`	Date values	Left
`percent`	Percentage formatting	Right
`currency`	Right-aligned with currency formatting (uses `units` field)	Right
`boolean`	Checkmarks (✓/✗) with green/red colors	Center
`rating`	Stars (★★★☆☆) clamped to 1-5 range	Center

Table Config Fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
`columns`	array	required	Column definitions (see column types above)
`rows`	array	required	Row data as list of objects. Keys should match column `field` values
`title`	string	—	Optional title displayed above the table
`searchable`	boolean	`false`	Enable search/filter functionality
`paginated`	boolean	`false`	Enable pagination
`rows_per_page`	integer	`25`	Number of rows per page when paginated
`initial_sort_field`	string	—	Field to sort by initially
`initial_sort_order`	`"asc"` \| `"desc"`	`"desc"`	Initial sort direction
`highlight_best`	boolean	`false`	Highlight the best value in numeric columns with a green background. For currency: lowest is best. For number/rating: highest is best. Only highlights when there is a unique winner

Each column also supports an optional align field ("left", "right", or "center") to override the default alignment.

When highlight_best is enabled, the best value in each currency, number, and rating column is highlighted with a green background. Currency columns treat the lowest value as best; number and rating columns treat the highest value as best. Boolean columns are excluded — they use checkmark colors instead.

Example: Timeline

A timeline showing events or periods along a time axis:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Product Launch Timeline",
    "source": "Product Team",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "timeline",
        "config": {
          "events": [
            {
              "start_date": "2024-01-15",
              "end_date": "2024-03-30",
              "label": "Research & Design",
              "value": "2.5 months"
            },
            {
              "start_date": "2024-04-01",
              "end_date": "2024-07-15",
              "label": "Development",
              "value": "3.5 months"
            },
            {
              "start_date": "2024-07-16",
              "end_date": "2024-08-31",
              "label": "Beta Testing",
              "value": "1.5 months"
            },
            {
              "start_date": "2024-09-01",
              "end_date": "2024-09-15",
              "label": "Launch",
              "value": "2 weeks",
              "color": "#22C55E"
            }
          ],
          "title": "Product Launch Timeline"
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Timeline Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
`events`	array	Yes	List of timeline events (see below)
`title`	string	No	Chart title
`series_color_theme`	string	No	Color theme for events
`timeline_mode`	`"absolute"` \| `"ordinal"`	No	X-axis spacing mode. `absolute` spaces events proportional to real dates. `ordinal` spaces events evenly. Auto-detected if not set
`ordinal_label_prefix`	string	No	Prefix for ordinal x-axis labels (e.g., `"Week"` renders as “Week 1”, “Week 2”)

Each event in the events array has:

Field	Type	Required	Description
`start_date`	string	Yes	Start date in ISO format (e.g., `"2024-01-15"`)
`end_date`	string	Yes	End date in ISO format (e.g., `"2024-06-30"`)
`label`	string	Yes	Event label
`value`	string	No	Value to display (e.g., duration, cost)
`color`	string	No	Override color for this event (hex format, e.g., `"#FF5733"`)

When timeline_mode is not set, the mode is auto-detected based on the distribution of events. Use "ordinal" mode when events have very different time gaps and you want them spaced evenly, or "absolute" mode when the proportional time spacing is meaningful.

Example: Pie Chart

Show proportional data as slices of a circle:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Browser Market Share",
    "source": "Statcounter",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "pie",
        "config": {
          "datasets": [
            {
              "label": "Share",
              "data": [
                {"x": "Chrome", "y": 65.2},
                {"x": "Safari", "y": 18.7},
                {"x": "Edge", "y": 5.4},
                {"x": "Firefox", "y": 3.0},
                {"x": "Other", "y": 7.7}
              ],
              "units": "%"
            }
          ],
          "title": "Global Desktop Browser Share"
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Each data point uses x for the slice label and y for the value. Slices are colored automatically from the theme palette.

Example: Histogram

Bin raw values into a frequency distribution:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Order Value Distribution",
    "source": "Internal Analytics",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "histogram",
        "config": {
          "datasets": [
            {
              "label": "Order Values",
              "data": [
                {"x": "1", "y": 12.50}, {"x": "2", "y": 18.30}, {"x": "3", "y": 22.10},
                {"x": "4", "y": 25.00}, {"x": "5", "y": 28.40}, {"x": "6", "y": 31.20},
                {"x": "7", "y": 33.50}, {"x": "8", "y": 35.00}, {"x": "9", "y": 38.20},
                {"x": "10", "y": 41.00}, {"x": "11", "y": 42.50}, {"x": "12", "y": 45.00},
                {"x": "13", "y": 47.30}, {"x": "14", "y": 50.00}, {"x": "15", "y": 52.10},
                {"x": "16", "y": 55.00}, {"x": "17", "y": 58.40}, {"x": "18", "y": 62.00},
                {"x": "19", "y": 68.50}, {"x": "20", "y": 75.20}, {"x": "21", "y": 82.00},
                {"x": "22", "y": 90.10}, {"x": "23", "y": 95.00}, {"x": "24", "y": 105.00},
                {"x": "25", "y": 120.00}
              ],
              "units": "$"
            }
          ],
          "title": "Order Values ($)",
          "num_bins": 8
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

The y values are the raw data — bins are computed automatically. Use num_bins to set the number of bins, or bin_width to set a fixed width.

Example: Scatter Plot

Show the relationship between two continuous variables:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Height vs Weight",
    "source": "Survey Data",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "scatter",
        "config": {
          "datasets": [
            {
              "label": "Participants",
              "data": [
                {"x": 165, "y": 60, "label": "P1"},
                {"x": 170, "y": 68, "label": "P2"},
                {"x": 175, "y": 72, "label": "P3"},
                {"x": 180, "y": 78, "label": "P4"},
                {"x": 185, "y": 85, "label": "P5"},
                {"x": 190, "y": 92, "label": "P6"}
              ],
              "x_units": "cm",
              "y_units": "kg"
            }
          ],
          "title": "Height vs Weight",
          "x_axis_label": "Height (cm)",
          "y_axis_label": "Weight (kg)"
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Each data point’s optional label is shown in the tooltip on hover.

Example: Bubble Chart

A scatter plot with a size dimension — useful for plotting three variables at once:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Product Performance",
    "source": "Internal Analytics",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "bubble",
        "config": {
          "datasets": [
            {
              "label": "Products",
              "data": [
                {"x": 4.2, "y": 12.5, "r": 15, "label": "Widget A"},
                {"x": 3.8, "y": 18.2, "r": 22, "label": "Widget B"},
                {"x": 4.6, "y": 8.7, "r": 30, "label": "Widget C"},
                {"x": 3.5, "y": 22.0, "r": 12, "label": "Widget D"},
                {"x": 4.8, "y": 15.3, "r": 25, "label": "Widget E"}
              ]
            }
          ],
          "title": "Rating vs Margin (bubble = revenue)",
          "x_axis_label": "Avg Rating (out of 5)",
          "y_axis_label": "Margin (%)"
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

The third dimension is encoded as bubble radius via r on each data point.

Example: Choropleth Map

Color geographic regions by value. map_type is "us_states" or "world":

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Population by State",
    "source": "US Census",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "choropleth",
        "config": {
          "datasets": [
            {
              "label": "Population (millions)",
              "data": [
                {"x": "California", "y": 39.0},
                {"x": "Texas", "y": 30.5},
                {"x": "Florida", "y": 22.6},
                {"x": "New York", "y": 19.5},
                {"x": "Pennsylvania", "y": 12.9},
                {"x": "Illinois", "y": 12.5},
                {"x": "Ohio", "y": 11.8},
                {"x": "Georgia", "y": 11.0},
                {"x": "North Carolina", "y": 10.7},
                {"x": "Michigan", "y": 10.0}
              ],
              "units": "M"
            }
          ],
          "title": "US State Population",
          "map_type": "us_states"
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

For US states, x is the full state name (e.g. "California"). For world maps, use "map_type": "world" and country names.

Example: Heatmap

A 2D grid where color encodes value. Useful for things like correlation matrices or activity by day-and-hour:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Sales by Day & Shift",
    "source": "POS System",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "heatmap",
        "config": {
          "data": [
            {"x": "Mon", "y": "Morning",   "v": 12},
            {"x": "Mon", "y": "Midday",    "v": 38},
            {"x": "Mon", "y": "Afternoon", "v": 22},
            {"x": "Mon", "y": "Evening",   "v": 45},
            {"x": "Tue", "y": "Morning",   "v": 15},
            {"x": "Tue", "y": "Midday",    "v": 42},
            {"x": "Tue", "y": "Afternoon", "v": 28},
            {"x": "Tue", "y": "Evening",   "v": 50},
            {"x": "Wed", "y": "Morning",   "v": 18},
            {"x": "Wed", "y": "Midday",    "v": 45},
            {"x": "Wed", "y": "Afternoon", "v": 30},
            {"x": "Wed", "y": "Evening",   "v": 55},
            {"x": "Thu", "y": "Morning",   "v": 20},
            {"x": "Thu", "y": "Midday",    "v": 48},
            {"x": "Thu", "y": "Afternoon", "v": 35},
            {"x": "Thu", "y": "Evening",   "v": 62},
            {"x": "Fri", "y": "Morning",   "v": 25},
            {"x": "Fri", "y": "Midday",    "v": 55},
            {"x": "Fri", "y": "Afternoon", "v": 40},
            {"x": "Fri", "y": "Evening",   "v": 78}
          ],
          "title": "Orders by Day & Shift",
          "x_axis_label": "Day",
          "y_axis_label": "Shift",
          "v_label": "Orders"
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Heatmap takes a flat data array of {x, y, v} points (not a datasets list). v is the value used to determine color intensity.

Example: Box Plot

Show the statistical distribution (min, Q1, median, Q3, max) of values across categories. Provide raw values per category — quartiles are computed for you:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Response Time by Region",
    "source": "Telemetry",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "boxplot",
        "config": {
          "categories": [
            {
              "category": "US-East",
              "values": [42, 48, 51, 55, 58, 60, 62, 65, 68, 72, 75, 80, 85, 90, 110]
            },
            {
              "category": "US-West",
              "values": [38, 42, 45, 48, 50, 52, 55, 58, 62, 65, 70, 75, 82, 95, 120]
            },
            {
              "category": "EU",
              "values": [55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120, 135, 150, 180]
            },
            {
              "category": "APAC",
              "values": [80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 175, 190, 210, 240, 280, 350]
            }
          ],
          "title": "p50/p95 Response Time by Region",
          "y_axis_label": "Response time",
          "units": "ms"
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Box plot uses categories (not datasets) and each category has a values array of raw numbers.

Example: Treemap

Show hierarchical data as area-proportional rectangles — good for spend breakdowns or composition:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Cloud Spend by Service",
    "source": "AWS Cost Explorer",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "treemap",
        "config": {
          "datasets": [
            {
              "label": "Monthly Spend",
              "data": [
                {"x": "EC2", "y": 12500},
                {"x": "RDS", "y": 6800},
                {"x": "S3", "y": 3200},
                {"x": "Lambda", "y": 1450},
                {"x": "CloudFront", "y": 980},
                {"x": "DynamoDB", "y": 720},
                {"x": "ElastiCache", "y": 540},
                {"x": "Other", "y": 410}
              ],
              "units": "$"
            }
          ],
          "title": "AWS Spend by Service ($)"
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Each rectangle’s area is proportional to its y value.

Example: Waterfall

Show how a starting value changes through a series of additions and subtractions to reach an ending value. Use is_anchor: true for totals/subtotals (bars that start at zero):

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Income Statement",
    "source": "Q3 Earnings",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "waterfall",
        "config": {
          "items": [
            {"category": "Revenue",          "value": 100.0, "is_anchor": true},
            {"category": "COGS",             "value": -38.0},
            {"category": "Gross Profit",     "value": 62.0,  "is_anchor": true},
            {"category": "OpEx",             "value": -28.0},
            {"category": "Operating Income", "value": 34.0,  "is_anchor": true},
            {"category": "Tax",              "value": -7.0},
            {"category": "Net Income",       "value": 27.0,  "is_anchor": true}
          ],
          "title": "Q3 Income Breakdown",
          "units": "$"
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

By default, positive deltas are green and negative deltas are red. Anchor bars (is_anchor: true) are drawn as solid bars rising from zero.

Example: Sankey

Show directed flows between nodes — revenue splitting into cost and profit branches, a user funnel, energy flow, or any weighted graph. Provide a list of nodes and a list of links; every link’s source and target must reference a node id. Links must form a DAG (no cycles or self-loops); duplicate (source, target) pairs are summed.

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Q1 Income Statement",
    "source": "Company Financials",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "sankey",
        "config": {
          "nodes": [
            {"id": "data_center", "label": "Data Center"},
            {"id": "gaming",      "label": "Gaming"},
            {"id": "revenue",     "label": "Revenue"},
            {"id": "cogs",        "label": "Cost of Revenue",  "polarity": "negative"},
            {"id": "gross",       "label": "Gross Profit",     "polarity": "positive"},
            {"id": "opex",        "label": "Operating Expenses", "polarity": "negative"},
            {"id": "op_profit",   "label": "Operating Profit", "polarity": "positive"},
            {"id": "tax",         "label": "Tax",              "polarity": "negative"},
            {"id": "net_profit",  "label": "Net Profit",       "polarity": "positive"}
          ],
          "links": [
            {"source": "data_center", "target": "revenue",   "value": 22.6},
            {"source": "gaming",      "target": "revenue",   "value": 2.6},
            {"source": "revenue",     "target": "cogs",      "value": 5.6},
            {"source": "revenue",     "target": "gross",     "value": 20.4},
            {"source": "gross",       "target": "opex",      "value": 3.5},
            {"source": "gross",       "target": "op_profit", "value": 17.3},
            {"source": "op_profit",   "target": "tax",       "value": 2.4},
            {"source": "op_profit",   "target": "net_profit","value": 14.9}
          ],
          "title": "Revenue to Net Profit",
          "units": "$B"
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Each flow is colored by its target node’s polarity: positive renders green, negative red, and neutral (the default) gray. Use this to make a profit-vs-cost story read at a glance — leave upstream/source nodes neutral so only the meaningful splits carry color.

Sankey fields

Field	Required	Description
`nodes`	yes	List of nodes (min 2). Each has `id` (canonical key) and `label` (display string), plus optional `polarity`.
`nodes[].polarity`	no	`positive`, `negative`, or `neutral` (default). Sets the node and its incoming flow color.
`links`	yes	List of directed flows (min 1). Each has `source` (node id), `target` (node id), and `value` (positive number).
`title`	no	Chart title.
`units`	no	Units for flow values (e.g. `$`, `$B`, `%`), used in tooltips.

Combining Multiple Components

Cards can contain multiple components stacked together. This lets you build richer visualizations by pairing related data.

Financial Boxes + Timeseries Chart

Pair summary metrics with a trend chart:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "AAPL Quarterly Overview",
    "source": "SEC Filings",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "financial_boxes",
        "config": {
          "items": [
            {
              "header": "Revenue",
              "value": "$94.9B",
              "growth": {"formattedValue": "6.1% YoY", "value": 0.061}
            },
            {
              "header": "Net Income",
              "value": "$23.6B",
              "growth": {"formattedValue": "-3.4% YoY", "value": -0.034}
            },
            {
              "header": "EPS",
              "value": "$1.64"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "component_type": "generic_timeseries",
        "config": {
          "datasets": [
            {
              "label": "Revenue",
              "data": [
                {"x": "2023-Q1", "y": 94.8},
                {"x": "2023-Q2", "y": 81.8},
                {"x": "2023-Q3", "y": 89.5},
                {"x": "2023-Q4", "y": 119.6},
                {"x": "2024-Q1", "y": 90.8},
                {"x": "2024-Q2", "y": 85.8},
                {"x": "2024-Q3", "y": 94.9}
              ],
              "units": "$"
            }
          ],
          "chart_type": "bar",
          "title": "Quarterly Revenue ($B)"
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Add a styled header above any chart:

curl -X POST https://tako.com/api/v1/thin_viz/create/ \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Team Headcount",
    "components": [
      {
        "component_type": "header",
        "config": {
          "title": "Team Headcount by Department",
          "subtitle": "As of January 2025"
        }
      },
      {
        "component_type": "categorical_bar",
        "config": {
          "datasets": [
            {
              "label": "Headcount",
              "data": [
                {"x": "Engineering", "y": 142},
                {"x": "Sales", "y": 89},
                {"x": "Marketing", "y": 54},
                {"x": "Operations", "y": 67}
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Components render in the order they appear in the components array - top to bottom on the card.

Available Components

Component	Description
`header`	Card header with title and optional subtitle
`generic_timeseries`	Line, bar, or scatter timeseries charts
`categorical_bar`	Bar chart with categorical x-axis (regions, products, etc.)
`data_table_chart`	Bar chart with auto-generated data table below
`financial_boxes`	Financial metric boxes with values and growth indicators
`table`	Data table with configurable columns (string, number, date, percent, currency, boolean, rating), sorting, formatting, and pagination
`timeline`	Timeline chart showing events or periods along a time axis
`pie`	Pie chart showing proportional data as slices of a circle
`histogram`	Histogram chart showing frequency distribution of values
`scatter`	Scatter plot showing relationships between two continuous variables
`bubble`	Bubble chart (scatter plot with size dimension) for 3-variable data
`choropleth`	Choropleth map showing geographic data with color intensity by region
`heatmap`	2D heatmap with color intensity representing values
`boxplot`	Box plot showing statistical distributions (min, Q1, median, Q3, max)
`treemap`	Treemap chart showing hierarchical data as proportional rectangles
`waterfall`	Waterfall chart showing incremental positive/negative changes
`sankey`	Sankey diagram showing directed flows between nodes (revenue → cost/profit, funnels, energy flow)

​Creating a Card

​Request Fields

​Embedding Your Card

​Preview Images for ZDR Cards

​Example: Stock Card with Kicker Boxes

​Example: Stock Card with Explicit Stock Boxes

​Example: Bar Chart

​Example: Data Table Chart

​Example: Financial Boxes

​Example: Data Table

​Table Column Types

​Table Config Fields

​Example: Timeline

​Timeline Fields

​Example: Pie Chart

​Example: Histogram

​Example: Scatter Plot

​Example: Bubble Chart

​Example: Choropleth Map

​Example: Heatmap

​Example: Box Plot

​Example: Treemap

​Example: Waterfall

​Example: Sankey

​Sankey fields

​Combining Multiple Components

​Financial Boxes + Timeseries Chart

​Header + Bar Chart

​Available Components

Creating a Card

Request Fields

Embedding Your Card

Preview Images for ZDR Cards

Example: Stock Card with Kicker Boxes

Example: Stock Card with Explicit Stock Boxes

Example: Bar Chart

Example: Data Table Chart

Example: Financial Boxes

Example: Data Table

Table Column Types

Table Config Fields

Example: Timeline

Timeline Fields

Example: Pie Chart

Example: Histogram

Example: Scatter Plot

Example: Bubble Chart

Example: Choropleth Map

Example: Heatmap

Example: Box Plot

Example: Treemap

Example: Waterfall

Example: Sankey

Sankey fields

Combining Multiple Components

Financial Boxes + Timeseries Chart

Header + Bar Chart

Available Components