Data Visualization
Generate beautiful and interactive timelines from events data with various layouts and styles
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/timeline-generator' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"eventData":"JSON format:\n[{"title": "Project Launch", "date": "2024-01-15", "description": "Initial project release"},\n{"title": "Major Update", "date": "2024-06-20", "description": "Version 2.0 launch"},\n{"title": "Expansion", "date": "2024-12-01", "description": "International market entry"}]\n\nor text format:\nProject Launch|2024-01-15|Initial project release\nMajor Update|2024-06-20|Version 2.0 launch\nExpansion|2024-12-01|International market entry","timelineTitle":"Enter timeline title...","timelineOrientation":"vertical","colorScheme":"default","dateFormat":"auto","pointSize":"12","lineWidth":"3","fontSize":"14","startYear":0,"endYear":0,"backgroundColor":"#ffffff","showDates":true,"showDescription":true,"showProgress":true}'Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/timeline-generator| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| eventData | textarea | Yes | Events for the timeline. Supports JSON array or simple title|date|description text format |
| timelineTitle | text | No | Title that will be displayed above the timeline |
| timelineOrientation | select | No | — |
| colorScheme | select | No | — |
| dateFormat | select | No | — |
| pointSize | number | No | Size of the event points in pixels |
| lineWidth | number | No | Width of the timeline line in pixels |
| fontSize | number | No | Base font size for text in pixels |
| startYear | number | No | Starting year for timeline (leave empty for auto) |
| endYear | number | No | Ending year for timeline (leave empty for auto) |
| backgroundColor | color | No | Background color for the timeline container |
| showDates | checkbox | No | Display event dates on the timeline |
| showDescription | checkbox | No | Display event descriptions on the timeline |
| showProgress | checkbox | No | Display a progress line showing timeline progression |
HTML result
{
"result": "<div>Processed HTML content</div>",
"error": "Error message (optional)",
"message": "Notification message (optional)",
"metadata": {
"key": "value"
}
}Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-timeline-generator": {
"name": "timeline-generator",
"description": "Generate beautiful and interactive timelines from events data with various layouts and styles",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=timeline-generator",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "timeline-generator",
"arguments": {
"eventData": "JSON format:\n[{"title": "Project Launch", "date": "2024-01-15", "description": "Initial project release"},\n{"title": "Major Update", "date": "2024-06-20", "description": "Version 2.0 launch"},\n{"title": "Expansion", "date": "2024-12-01", "description": "International market entry"}]\n\nor text format:\nProject Launch|2024-01-15|Initial project release\nMajor Update|2024-06-20|Version 2.0 launch\nExpansion|2024-12-01|International market entry",
"timelineTitle": "Enter timeline title...",
"timelineOrientation": "vertical",
"colorScheme": "default",
"dateFormat": "auto",
"pointSize": "12",
"lineWidth": "3",
"fontSize": "14",
"startYear": 0,
"endYear": 0,
"backgroundColor": "#ffffff",
"showDates": true,
"showDescription": true,
"showProgress": true
}
}
}Questions or issues? Contact [email protected]