# QuickChart API API

> QuickChart API API on Apizie: 4 endpoints (Generate a chart (GET), Generate a chart (POST), Generate a QR code (GET), Generate a QR code (POST)) returned as clean JSON through one API key. 4 endpoints are live now. Call it over REST at https://zieapi.vercel.app/v1/dev-tools:quickchart/{endpoint} or from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor through the Apizie MCP server. Free plan: 1,000 requests a month.

- Project key: `dev-tools:quickchart`
- Category: Dev Tools
- Status: live
- Source: https://quickchart.io
- Page: https://zieapi.vercel.app/api/dev-tools/quickchart
- OpenAPI: https://zieapi.vercel.app/api/dev-tools/quickchart/openapi.json

An API to generate charts and QR codes using QuickChart services.

## Endpoints

### Generate a chart (GET)
`GET https://zieapi.vercel.app/v1/dev-tools:quickchart/get-chart`

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| chart | string | no | The chart configuration in Chart.js format (JSON or Javascript). |
| width | integer | no | The width of the chart in pixels. |
| height | integer | no | The height of the chart in pixels. |
| format | string | no | The output format of the chart, 'png', 'jpg', 'svg', or 'webp'. |
| backgroundColor | string | no | The background color of the chart. |

### Generate a chart (POST)
`POST https://zieapi.vercel.app/v1/dev-tools:quickchart/post-chart`

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | object | yes | JSON request body |

### Generate a QR code (GET)
`GET https://zieapi.vercel.app/v1/dev-tools:quickchart/get-qr`

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | string | no | The text to be encoded in the QR code. |
| width | integer | no | The width of the QR code in pixels. |
| height | integer | no | The height of the QR code in pixels. |
| format | string | no | The output format of the QR code, e.g., 'png' or 'svg'. |
| margin | integer | no | The margin around the QR code in pixels. |

### Generate a QR code (POST)
`POST https://zieapi.vercel.app/v1/dev-tools:quickchart/post-qr`

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | object | yes | JSON request body |

## Example
```
curl "https://zieapi.vercel.app/v1/dev-tools:quickchart/get-chart" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APIZIE_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I call the QuickChart API API?
Create a free Apizie key, then send GET https://zieapi.vercel.app/v1/dev-tools:quickchart/get-chart with the header x-api-key. Every endpoint returns { project, data, timestamp }.

### Is the QuickChart API API free on Apizie?
Yes. The Free plan includes 1,000 requests a month at 100 requests a minute, no credit card.

### Can AI agents use the QuickChart API API?
Yes. Add the Apizie MCP server (https://zieapi.vercel.app/mcp) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code, then ask in plain language. The agent calls run_scraper with project key dev-tools:quickchart.

### What is the status of the QuickChart API API?
Live: works with just an Apizie key