# What are Data Sources? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [February 17, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342 "2020-02-17T11:26:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/1 "2020-02-17T11:26:46Z")
Hi, I found a new area today - ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/d/7dde4b5476a4cedfec50b932e7b858cedf0a2979.png) What could this be? ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/2 "2020-02-17T13:30:41Z")
Please be google sheets connectivity! I want to be able to use google sheets and their charts more than anything on here. I will post about this in the github. The service is superior to airtable, for sure. Right? They offer so much more. Airtable cost too much for data visualization purposes. Thunkable X would benefit from a good data visualization/storage extension/plugin. ---
**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/3 "2020-02-17T15:34:02Z")
## The day’s silly sarcasm @domhnallohanlon - **likes** @jared - **Google Sheets!!** @domhnallohanlon - **likes again but does not respond** me - **freaks out of curiosity & questions** 😂 * * * **P.S.** Yes, I agree. It was a bad joke 😹 ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/4 "2020-02-17T15:36:24Z")
@kartik14 dude, that’s funny. I was thinking the same thing. like maybe @domhnallohanlon is over there in Ireland(?), chuckling behind his monitor, drinking his coffee, sitting back knowing that he’s not saying anything and it’s making our minds drool in anticipation ---
**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/5 "2020-02-17T15:39:31Z")
> [@jared](#): > > Ireland(?), Yes > [@jared](#): > > chuckling behind his monitor, drinking his coffee, sitting back knowing that he’s not saying anything and it’s making our minds drool in anticipation The more guesses we make, the more he chuckles 😂 * * * It’s a nice idea that Thunkable gives a chance to users to identify the new feature 👍 I really love the idea! 😻 @domhnallohanlon needs to reply soon, or we’ll keep making terrible guesses 😅 ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/6 "2020-02-17T15:41:27Z")
> [@jared](#): > > maybe @domhnallohanlon is over there in Ireland(?), chuckling behind his monitor, drinking his coffee, 😂 Nearly spit my coffee all over my monitor I laughed so hard at that Jared! Ok, here’s a sneak peak so: ![Screenshot 2020-02-17 at 15.26.42](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/5/0565cc389b7e2c702209c3fb9b42a2138507f146.png) There’s still a bit of work to do on this, but I’m excited about it! (sounds like you guys are too!!) ---
**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/7 "2020-02-17T15:43:11Z")
> [@domhnallohanlon](#): > > Nearly spit my coffee all over my monitor I laughed so hard at the Jared! 😂 You too are good at jokes like me! 😂 How about some more sneak peeks? 😁 That feels like a big recipe is getting cooked 😻 ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/8 "2020-02-17T15:43:11Z")
YESSS! I do most of my work on google or apple cloud. Specifically, I do most of my spreadsheet work on google sheets, they are so versatile. Do you have any foreshadowing on the ability to incorporate the charts that can be created using google sheets? ---
**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/9 "2020-02-17T15:44:52Z")
@domhnallohanlon could you plz provide any approx release dates? We are excited! ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/10 "2020-02-17T15:50:32Z")
> [@jared](#): > > Do you have any foreshadowing on the ability to incorporate the charts Charts aren’t part of the spec for the first version of this, and come to think of it they should probably be a standalone component by themselves. I can go back to some of my old videos/tutorials later and see if there’s any way to use a charting API for this use case instead. ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/11 "2020-02-17T15:51:40Z")
That would be awesome and super appreciated I have tried to use the charts API but have a hard time getting anything but an error back from the server. I unfortunately haven’t been able to dedicate enough time to this! If you find something helpful, feel free to share it and i will consume the material! ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/12 "2020-02-17T15:51:59Z")
We’re still in testing at the moment, so once we’re happy that it works for a decent number of test cases then we’ll release it to a few folks here in the community who can try it out with a few more test cases! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/13 "2020-02-17T15:53:38Z")
I’m in! That’s some nice news! @jared you type tooo fassst 😅 ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/14 "2020-02-17T15:54:26Z")
> [@jared](#): > > I have tried to use the charts API but have a hard time getting anything but an error back from the server. I remember it being a little counter intuitive. There are definitely a few third-party APIs that you can send JSON to (titles and values) and they’ll actually return a .png file for you that can be displayed directly in our Image component. Mind creating a new post about this as some other folks with have thoughts about this too. I can jump in when I find the API I’m thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/15 "2020-02-17T16:58:39Z")
> [@kartik14](#): > > I’m in! @kartik14 and @jared here’s the “sign up” link, feel free to spread the word! > [@\[Closed\] Would you like to beta test the new Data Viewer component?](http://community.thunkable.com/t/would-you-like-to-beta-test-the-new-data-viewer-component/469832): > > As some of you have [already noticed](http://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342), we’re getting ready to launch our new Data Viewer component. The idea behind this component is that you can connect a data source, such as Google Sheets or Airtable, directly to Thunkable and display that information on-screen with out the need for any blocks. To apply to beta test this component, simply comment on this post and we’ll take it from there! ---
**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/16 "2020-02-17T17:08:03Z")
Yeah! I just left a comment 😄 ---
**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/18 "2020-02-25T13:44:33Z")
Um… Is this a new component to test @constservicespecials? @jared what do you say? ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/19 "2020-02-25T14:33:08Z")
Hey! These are the components associated with the list viewer. ---
**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/20 "2020-02-25T14:34:44Z")
I think @domhnallohanlon unlisted **that** post 😅 Anyways, I think it was SPAM… ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342/21 "2020-02-25T14:41:12Z")
> [@kartik14](#): > > I think it was SPAM… So did I…that’s why I deleted it! 😂 [Next page](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-data-sources/469342.md?page=2)