Tasks

Tasks are a way of automating repeated actions or generating charts through the InstaCharts API.

Tasks take up compute time and are therefore a finite resource; each InstaCharts user is allocated a certain number of tasks based on their account tier.

Tip

Users on the free plan have 100 tasks a month to try out InstaCharts!

Task Types

Below are the tasks currently available in InstaCharts.

Data Syncs

Sheets can be synchronized back to their origin (for example Re-sync data with Google Sheets).

Each time a sheet is synced counts as one task, whether triggered manually or by an automatic schedule. Sheets on an auto updating schedule of once a day will use 30 tasks in a month.

Templates

Generating a chart or image through a template counts as one task.

Shared Chart Images

Each time a shared chart’s image regenerates to reflect updated data counts as one task.

API and Zapier Actions

Calls made through the API or Zapier integration also consume tasks:

• Add Data Row - adding a row to a sheet through Zapier or the API counts as one task.
• Generate Chart Image - generating a chart image through the API or Zapier counts as one task, tracked separately from template-based generation.

Check Remaining Tasks

The current task count can be found on the left sidebar of your workspace.

The task count is a rolling sum over the past 30 days.

The number of used tasks for the month can be found in your workspace

For a detailed log of every task run, including the item name, date, task type, and which app triggered it, open Task History in your workspace’s left sidebar.