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Trend Analysis Slide Template

Q: How do I render a Trend Analysis slide?

Send a POST request to /v1/render with template "35cda7f8-2d62-5e2c-8ba3-640bf6e28fa5" and your data in the params field. The response includes a .pptx download URL and PNG preview. Template renders cost $0.03 and complete in under 1 second.

Q: What data does the Trend Analysis template accept?

The Trend Analysis template accepts: title, labels, series, secondary_title, secondary, takeaway. Supports 2-20 items. See the parameter reference below for details.

Q: Can I customize the colors and fonts of this template?

Yes — pass a theme_id parameter to apply your custom brand colors, fonts, and logo. SlideForge has 8 built-in themes, or you can create custom themes via the Themes API.

Multi-series line trend chart showing metrics over time. 1-4 series with labeled time axis. Optional secondary stacked bar chart below. Best for velocity trends, revenue tracking, NPS over quarters, error rate monitoring, any periodic metric.

Try in Playground

Trend Analysis slide template preview — rendered with SlideForge

Cost

$0.03/slide

Speed

<1 second

Items

2–20

Output

.pptx + PDF + PNG

Parameters

Parameter

Description

title

Slide title (e.g. 'Sprint Velocity Trend')

labels

X-axis labels (e.g. ['Sprint 148', 'Sprint 149', ...])

series

Line series to plot

secondary_title

Title for optional secondary chart below

secondary

Optional stacked bar series (same labels as primary)

takeaway

Bottom insight text

Example brief

Sprint velocity last 5 sprints: 42, 51, 48, 58, 62 points. Throughput: 10, 12, 11, 14, 15 items closed.

API example

With a brief (async, $0.05)

curl -X POST https://api.slideforge.dev/v1/render \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sf_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "template": "35cda7f8-2d62-5e2c-8ba3-640bf6e28fa5",
    "brief": "Sprint velocity last 5 sprints: 42, 51, 48, 58, 62 points. Throughput: 10, 12, 1..."
  }'

With structured params (sync, $0.03)

curl -X POST https://api.slideforge.dev/v1/render \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sf_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "template": "35cda7f8-2d62-5e2c-8ba3-640bf6e28fa5",
  "params": {
    "title": "Sprint Velocity & Item Type Trend",
    "labels": [
      "Sprint 148",
      "Sprint 149",
      "Sprint 150",
      "Sprint 151",
      "Sprint 152"
    ],
    "series": [
      {
        "name": "Velocity (pts)",
        "values": [
          42,
          51,
          48,
          58,
          62
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Throughput (items)",
        "values": [
          10,
          12,
          11,
          14,
          15
        ]
      }
    ],
    "secondary_title": "Item Type Distribution",
    "secondary": [
      {
        "name": "Stories",
        "values": [
          6,
          7,
          7,
          9,
          10
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Tasks",
        "values": [
          3,
          4,
          3,
          4,
          3
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Bugs",
        "values": [
          1,
          1,
          1,
          1,
          2
        ]
      }
    ],
    "takeaway": "Velocity up 48% over 5 sprints — team scaling well with consistent defect rate."
  }
}'

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Frequently asked questions

How do I render a Trend Analysis slide?