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Discuss real-world applications, success stories, and best practices for leveraging Lucid products across various industries and scenarios.

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Michel L
Michel L
asked in Lucid for Developers
Lucidspark Rest API

Did API exist on LucidSpark for developers ?

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jkrueger
23 days ago
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Scott PLucidite
posted in Lucid for Developers
🚀 Announcing Editable Embeds on Lucid's API!

Hey Lucid Devs! 👋We’re excited to introduce Editable Embeds—a new way to integrate Lucid documents directly into your web applications! 📝 Now you can embed Lucid documents that are not just viewable but fully editable with our token-based embed solution, allowing for seamless collaboration right within your own platform. Why Editable Embeds?By embedding the Lucid experience in other apps, you can improve documentation and minimize the need to switch between apps. With Editable Embeds, you can:Enable users to edit and collaborate on Lucid documents directly within your app. Streamline development and testing with an easy-to-use embedding process. Add comprehensive diagramming and collaboration tools to your application. 🛠 How to Get StartedPut simply, here’s the setup: create an application > obtain an access token > generate an embed session token > embed the viewer in your app > configure “editable” access level. See the details (and example implementations!) in our Tok

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24 days ago
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Scott PLucidite
posted in Lucid for Developers
🚀 Announcing New API Keys available on Lucid’s API!

Hey Lucid Devs! 👋We’re excited to introduce a new way to securely access the Lucid API using API Keys! 🔑  Even seasoned engineers sometimes find OAuth2 complex and time-consuming—it can take hours to set up properly. With API Keys, the process is far more straightforward. Simply generate an API Key in the Dev Portal and include it in your API requests!🛠 How to Get StartedCheck out our API Keys Guide!🔒 Are there Admin Controls?Yes, Admins can choose to enable/disable API Keys. Apps with API Keys will only be accessible from the Developer Portal by the App creator and any Lucid Developer added as a collaborator to the app. See our App Collaborator roles guide for more information.  🚨 Important NotesTreat your API Keys like passwords. Do not expose them in your client-side code or share them publicly.  Regularly review and rotate your API Keys to maintain security. Generally, an API Key can be used in place of an OAuth 2.0 User token, however certain endpoints– such as the Document S

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24 days ago
Morgan T
Morgan TLucid support team
posted in Inspiration
Share your Lucidchart AI Prompt Flow models! 🤖

With Lucidchart’s AI Prompt Flow extension you can experiment with LLMs (large language models) and improve AI prompts no matter how technically savvy you are (or are not)! You can use the extension to build models of your AI flow with multiple user inputs using sample interactions to help train responses.  When I was learning how to use AI Prompt Flow it was hard to know where to start or what the possibilities were. The most helpful thing for me was seeing example prompts and outputs. Because of that experience we in the Lucid Community want to encourage you to share all the ways you are using AI Prompt Flow to improve your AI prompts!  To kick us off below are a couple examples I created when experimenting and learning how to use the tool. For this first example I used a System Prompt User Prompt and User Variables.   This is the output the AI Prompt Flow created:   For my second example I wanted to see how all the different parts of an AI model work together s

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Jacob J
28 days ago
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khaleesioflucidchartLucidite
posted in Inspiration
Indicate Swimlane On-Hover - Hack for inability to "Freeze" lanes!

Hi! I’m one of the Sr. SE’s at Lucid and I wanted to share a way to workaround the inability to “Freeze” swimlane headers in a doc.  It’s hard to see which lane something is in when you scroll away from the lane headers - but a a handy conditional formatting rule can let you hover over a shape, and see which lane it’s in - check this out! https://play.goconsensus.com/u168f9be8

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29 days ago
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KGV
asked in Lucid for Developers
Lucidcharts custom shape identification in lucid plugins

Hello,I created a custom shape library with few of custom shapes with this method, and with Extension APIs I only can get some common predefined properties of the used shapes, none of them reflects the custom shape information like Library name or shape type! Is there a way to pragmatically identify/read the shape type a library inside a LucidChart plugin? Note:As a workaround for now, I used the textarea “name” property where I store some info of the shape itself so that I retrieve and identify the used shape, but it doesn’t look ideal for me!{ "properties": [], "style": { "fill": { "type": 'color', "color": '#D7FAF55F', }, "stroke": { "color": '#808080', "width": 6 }, "rounding": 50, }, "geometry": [ { "type": "rect" }, ], "textarea" : { "name" : "customeLibrary000customShapeType", "text" : "Specific Module", "editable": true, "style": { "color": "#0a0a0a" }, },} 

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1 month ago
Humas1985
Lucid Legend Level 4
Humas1985Lucid Legend Level 4
posted in Inspiration
Most unique way I have used Lucid! - Community challenge Sep 2024

I've revolutionized my workout routine with Lucidchart by creating a comprehensive fitness plan that covers everything from exercise sequences to nutrition planning. First, I designed a workout flowchart that outlines my daily routine, including warm-up and cool-down exercises. I also created diagrams to visualize which muscle groups each exercise targets, ensuring I'm getting a balanced workout. To track my progress, I organized my sets and reps into tables and charts, allowing me to see how far I've come over time. I even planned out my weekly workout schedule, including rest days, and created circuit training layouts with station diagrams and timing intervals. But that's not all - I also set fitness goals and tracked my progress with charts and timelines. Celebrating milestones and achievements has been a huge motivator for me! Furthermore, I planned my nutrition with meal plan diagrams and macronutrient breakdown charts, ensuring I'm fueling my body for optimal performance. Ultimat

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Humas1985
Lucid Legend Level 4
1 month ago
Olivia Q
Olivia QLucidite
posted in Inspiration
Easily map out processes with templates! 🗺

There are many reasons to map out a process: employee training, process analysis, to demonstrate policy compliance during an audit, to help standardize workflows, and much more.Whatever process it is you need to map, Lucidchart has a template for that. Check out some of our popular process map templates and examples below!Supply chain process map template Detailed process map template Project management process map template IT process map templateWhat types of processes do you need to map out in your role? Share with us below!

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Olivia Q
1 month ago
Integration S
Integration S
asked in Lucid for Developers
Users API pagination

Hi Colleagues I'm trying to send a request for the users list but it only return 200 users and it doesn't have a link for the next page although I'm seeing 2K + users    

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jkrueger
1 month ago
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raphael.abdias
asked in Lucid for Developers
Get List of Users - Pagination & License Information

Hi there! I’m trying to get the list of users from the API. So far i was able to get 200 users which i understand is the limit per page. With that said, i’m having a hard time trying to figure out how to move to the next page, the documentation is not clear on what should be done exactly to move to the next pageWhen i fetch the first time i get a Link Header, something like thishttps://api.lucid.co/users?pageSize=20&pageToken=eyJvIjoiMSIsImUiOjE2Mjg2OTc3OTF9>; rel="next"this is the link header of the current page, but how should i move to the next one? i mean, how to i actually use the “next” provided.Link to the documentation:https://lucid.readme.io/reference/reference-rest#paginationAlso, second question, is this Endpoint to List Users able to provide Licenses allocated to users?Thanks in advance,Rapha

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jkrueger
1 month ago
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Ben Tesch
asked in Lucid for Developers
Sharing custom shape library within company

I recently created a custom shapes library using the external API and would like to share it internally with my coworkers.  Based on https://lucid.readme.io/docs/publishing, it looks like “Private Publishing” is the way to go.There are a couple of snags:I am not an administrator on this account A marketplace listing is required, which in turn asks for URLs for a privacy policy and terms of service.  This shapes library has neither, and I don’t think I have access to hosting for this purpose.  (perhaps I could use https://example.com/ ?)Suppose I create the marketplace listing and reach out to an account administrator and they are willing to help publish this shapes library.  It looks like I would have to add them as an application owner for the library under Collaborators → Invite in the developer portal.  All they would have to do at that point is click publish, select the version, and select “publish privately”, right? Are there other ways to share custom shape libraries internally?

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jkrueger
1 month ago
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KGV
asked in Lucid for Developers
How to invoke external REST API from inside LucidChart extension plugin

I am trying to call an external REST API the way shown below, the script runs well through debug-server, but it fails with error when it is packaged and uploaded to run normally. import {EditorClient, Menu, MenuType, Viewport} from 'lucid-extension-sdk';import {prepareData} from './preparedata';import axios from 'axios';const client = new EditorClient();const menu = new Menu(client);const viewport = new Viewport(client);client.registerAction('testAction', () => { const data = new prepareData(client,viewport); data.analyzeData(); const response = axios.get('https://google.com') console.log(response)});menu.addMenuItem({ label: 'test label', action: 'testAction', menuType: MenuType.Main,});Also the code below was tried out with  import {EditorClient, Menu, MenuType, Viewport,XHRRequest} from 'lucid-extension-sdk';import {prepareData} from './preparedata';import axios from 'axios';const client = new EditorClient();const menu = new Menu(client);const viewport = ne

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jkrueger
1 month ago
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Richard Watson
asked in Lucid for Developers
No ContainedBy in JSON export?

I’m trying to use the Document Contents API endpoint to retrieve the diagram data.   I’ve noticed however that there is no “ContainedBy” data available.  This is present in the CSV export.  I have custom data fields bound to the container and would like to be able to parse the JSON in such a way to extract the both the custom data and the child elements of the container. Thank you,Richard

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Michael B
1 month ago
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Ben Tesch
asked in Lucid for Developers
Adding new custom shapes freezes document

I have a fairly complex diagram that uses a lot of shapes from a large custom shape library.I’m running into a problem where the document freezes (the zoom percentage changes but the view does not change, and I can’t pan) if I try to add a shape from this custom shape library that is not already present in the document.That is, if shape A is already in the document, I can add it no problem.  If shape B is not already in the document, adding shape B causes the document to freeze.  Sometimes the offending shape disappears right away, sometimes it doesn’t.  The shape is always gone after I reopen the document.Creating a copy of the document doesn’t fix the problem.Can you help? Please let me know how to point you to these files.  The document is a confidential work document so I cannot publicly link it.  This form doesn’t let me attach the shape library.

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1 month ago
birch
birchLucid product team
posted in Inspiration
Upcoming webinar: See firsthand how Lucid’s AI capabilities can add value to your org

Everyone’s buzzing about AI—but how can your team best apply this technology to accelerate innovation?Join the Lucid team later this week in a live webinar as they demo our AI capabilities in real time. Plus, learn what makes Lucid’s approach to AI different and get ideas of where to start applying AI to your workflows to save time and streamline your work.AI in action: Scaling workflows and increasing efficiency with LucidDate: August 29, 2024Time: 11 a.m. MT (1 p.m. ET)We’d love to see you there!Register now: https://lucid.co/resources/webinars/ai-showcase-august-2024?utm_medium=lucid-outreach&utm_source=community&utm_campaign=webinar&utm_content=aug-2024-gtm-webinar2

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Kelsey Gaag
1 month ago
shannon
shannonLucidite
published in Inspiration
AI webinar: Follow-up questions and resources

Thank you for joining us for our webinar, “AI in action: Scaling workflows and increasing efficiency with Lucid”! (If you didn’t have the chance to join, you can access the webinar on demand here.) Check out these additional resources about each feature:Collaborative AI (generate ideas, more ideas, sort ideas, summarize ideas) AI mind maps Generate diagram with AI AI Prompt Flow Microsoft Copilot integration Microsoft Graph Connector integration Summarize diagrams in SlackWe also have a great template for you to implement AI in your next brainstorm. If you want to look out for AI actions (coming soon!) or any other AI developments from Lucid, keep an eye on our release notes.Leave any follow-up questions you have from the webinar in the comments below so that a Lucid team member can help answer them.

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shannon
1 month ago
bnomichith
bnomichithLucidite
posted in Inspiration
Main Room/Closet Project Plan

This Lucidspark board outlines a timeline for a personal room change and closet build project, including ordering furniture and accessories, hiring an electrician, and completing the build. The board details the delivery of chandeliers, knobs, drawer organizers, baskets and other household items. The project concludes with the installation of wallpaper and the completion of the closet build. The content also includes before and after states of the main bedroom and closet room, as well as a message (love note) from the previous job. Finished Project 

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bnomichith
1 month ago
Richard U
Richard ULucid support team
posted in Lucid for Developers
How to retrieve a JSON of any Lucidchart document with the Document Contents request

Are you building an application with Lucid’s external APIs that uses our Document Contents endpoint? The Document Contents endpoint uses an OAuth token with User access scope to return a JSON that describes any document accessible by the User associated with the OAuth token. Read on for more information on what to expect in the response and what to do if you return an error.Let’s take a look at a snippet from the JSON response for an example flowchart document to illustrate how the shapes on the canvas will be represented on the JSON. The magnifying glass in the screenshot below is covering a terminator shape labeled ‘Request complete’:The document content within the magnifying glass will be represented in the JSON as shown in the screenshot below:The object class (TerminatorBlock) is indicated as is the unique ItemId (q7NtnToLUGX9). Every individual shape line group and layer represented in the response will contain a unique value for ItemId to identify the object. For more details on

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tobi
1 month ago
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PromitaDan
asked in Lucid for Developers
Issue with Data Connector in Lucid Extension - Need Help

  DescriptionI'm having trouble getting a data connector to work in my Lucid extension. Specifically, when I trigger a data connector action, I'm encountering issues that prevent the action from executing properly. I've set up the data connector in my `manifest.json` file and written the corresponding code, but it's not working as expected.Manifest.json Setup{  "dataConnectors": [    {      "name": "quodsi_data_connector",      "oauthProviderName": "",      "callbackBaseUrl": "http://localhost:5000/api",      "dataActions": {        "Simulate": "Scenario/simulate"      }    }  ]}Data Connector Index.ts import { DataConnector, DataConnectorClient } from 'lucid-extension-sdk';import { simulateAction } from './actions/simulateaction';export const makeDataConnector = (client: DataConnectorClient) =>    new DataConnector(client)        .defineAsynchronousAction("Simulate", simulateAction);SimulateAction.tsimport { DataConnectorAsynchronousAction } from 'lucid-extension-sdk';import axios

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1 month ago
Olivia Q
Olivia QLucidite
posted in Inspiration
The evolution of collaboration 💡

We sat down with Nathan Rawlins, Lucid’s chief marketing officer, to discuss the evolution of workplace collaboration and how important it is for businesses to adapt to their current conditions. “Companies and teams won’t succeed unless they are deliberate about changing and improving their practices. There is so much unrealized potential that will only be realized when leaders become deliberate about change.” - Nathan Rawlins, chief marketing officer at LucidDigital collaboration timeline📼1980s: The 80s marks the introduction of workplace PCs, PowerPoint, and digitization. True collaboration was missing.📞1990s: The launch of the World Wide Web and email started becoming more integral in the workplace. Interactions in the office were purely transactional.📀2000s: Mobile phones, the app economy, and social media took over how we interact with each other. The focus still remains on communication rather than collaboration.📱2010s: Google Docs, Zoom, and Lucidchart hit the market, showin

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Olivia Q
1 month ago
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dbennettLucidite
posted in Lucid for Developers
Building on the Lucid Standard Import

The Use CaseAs a solutions engineer at Lucid I have the chance to work with a number of different customers and hear about so many different use cases for Lucid. One thing that has come up more and more often is importing BPMN files into Lucid as an editable diagram. Now while Lucid provides a few different document import APIs for other solutions including virtual whiteboards and Visio files Lucid hasn’t had a good solution for BPMN files. The SolutionLucid’s Standard Import allows for a JSON import to create Lucidchart diagrams in a pretty seamless way. Through the use of a conversion script we can import BPMN XML documents and create the Lucidchart documents via API.LimitationsThis conversion only supports the most commonly used BPMN shapes including the following:Parse start, intermediate throw, intermediate catch, boundary, and end events Recursively parse tasks (send, receive, user, manual, business, service, script), subProcesses, adHocSubProcesses, transactions, and callActivit

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1 month ago
Morgan T
Morgan TLucid support team
published in Inspiration
Generate a flowchart in Lucidchart with AI! ✨New feature

We are excited to announce that you can now generate a flowchart in Lucidchart using AI! This has been a heavily requested feature, and we can’t wait for you to try it out!I’ve already been having tons of fun playing around with this feature, both with work-related ideas and personal interests. Check out some examples below:For more information, check out our Transform productivity and innovation with Collaborative AI article from the Lucid Help Center.Have you generated a flowchart with AI? Do you have feedback about your experience? Share your ideas, results, and feedback in the comments! *Generating a flowchart using Lucid’s Collaborative AI is currently in beta.*

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Morgan T
1 month ago
Daniel H
Daniel H
asked in Lucid for Developers
Extension packages work in mobile app?

Hello,if you build a custom package app in Lucidchart, will that be available for users in the mobile app of Lucidchart?  Thanks, Dan

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Humas1985
Lucid Legend Level 4
1 month ago
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son.pham
asked in Lucid for Developers
Create OAuth2 App without Listing to Marketplace

Hi,We need to download all documents as images once per month, the code is running on a Virtual Machine with a schedule job that will connect to Lucid App REST API and calling some endpoints I try to create Client App in Admin Developer portal, the Test Redirect URL does not work when I enter in the browser, I got “Page not Found”. I guess I have not listed my app to the market as required, but in this case. Why do we need that step? My app does not have any logos, images, or url. What should I fill in the form? Thanks 

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Michael B
1 month ago
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darrinps
asked in Lucid for Developers
Sample code to access a directory of charts and generate .csv representations

I know that I can generate a .csv file for a given chart via the File->Export->CSV of shape data, but I’d like to do this programmatically a directory at a time.Is there any sample code of how that can be done, please?

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Richard U
1 month ago
Lucid Software Inc. Supplemental Community Terms