Import a Custom Chart Using the CLI

To import a custom chart using the custom chart CLI:

Run the zd-chart import command, specifying the path to the library. You can import visual zip files that were downloaded from the Manage Custom Charts page or a custom chart created with an older version of the CLI.

$ zd-chart import [options] <visualname> <path-to-visual>

where <path-to-visual> is the relative path to the zip file containing the visual you want to import.

The following options are available:

• -a, -app [URL] Specify the Composer application server URL (e.g. https://myserver/zoomdata)
• -u, -user [user:password] Specify the user name and password to use for server authentication.
• -h, -help output usage information

Custom chart CLI version 5 only supports the use of vnd.composer.v2+json as the Content-Type for API routes. CLI version 4 only supports the use of vnd.zoomdata.v2+json.

A custom chart is bundled before it is pushed to the Composer server. This creates a /dist directory containing the necessary files required to send the visual to the Composer server. This /dist custom chart zip file is not compatible with the zd-chart import command and cannot be imported using the Manage Custom Charts page in the UI. To import the /dist custom chart zip file, use the zd-chart push command instead.