# Is it possible to set y axis start value in api time based chart?

**URL:** <https://community.forestadmin.com/t/is-it-possible-to-set-y-axis-start-value-in-api-time-based-chart/5991>\
**Category:** Help me!\
**Created:** [February 13, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/is-it-possible-to-set-y-axis-start-value-in-api-time-based-chart/5991 "2023-02-13T21:22:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![mathieuh](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/mathieuh/32/953_2.png) [@mathieuh](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/mathieuh)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/is-it-possible-to-set-y-axis-start-value-in-api-time-based-chart/5991/1 "2023-02-13T21:22:37Z")

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## Feature(s) impacted

 ![Capture d’écran 2023-02-13 à 21.11.00](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/forest/original/2X/f/ff5f4dce39f567fb9c04ff90b4a0cd4291db8670.png)

## Observed behavior

Pretty much the title. You can see the Chart starts at the lowest value which is 21 something on this screenshot. Is it possible to make it start at 0 instead without having to add a fake month with 0 as value? I’m happy based so maybe I could add an option to the response object { value, options? }.

## Expected behavior

Being able to set y axis start value.

Cheers,

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**Author:** ![nbouliol](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/nbouliol/32/5777_2.png) [@nbouliol](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/nbouliol)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/is-it-possible-to-set-y-axis-start-value-in-api-time-based-chart/5991/2 "2023-02-14T11:46:51Z")

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Hello @mathieuh

I am sorry but this is not possible, for now the only solution would be to create a [smart chart](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/charts/create-a-smart-chart)

Best regards,  
Nicolas