Below example shows StockChart with a Line Chart being rendered using data from JSON API & AJAX. Storing data in JSON, CSV, XML or any custom format and pulling it dynamically using AJAX helps you separate UI from data.
window.onload = function () { var dataPoints = []; var stockChart = new CanvasJS.StockChart("stockChartContainer", { exportEnabled: true, title: { text:"StockChart with Line using JSON Data" }, subtitles: [{ text:"Total Retail Sales of ACME " }], charts: [{ axisX: { crosshair: { enabled: true, snapToDataPoint: true, valueFormatString: "MMM YYYY" } }, axisY: { title: "Million of Dollars", prefix: "$", suffix: "M", crosshair: { enabled: true, snapToDataPoint: true, valueFormatString: "$#,###.00M", } }, data: [{ type: "line", xValueFormatString: "MMM YYYY", yValueFormatString: "$#,###.##M", dataPoints : dataPoints }] }], navigator: { slider: { minimum: new Date(2010, 00, 01), maximum: new Date(2018, 00, 01) } } }); $.getJSON("https://canvasjs.com/data/gallery/stock-chart/grocery-sales.json", function(data) { for(var i = 0; i < data.length; i++){ dataPoints.push({x: new Date(data[i].date), y: Number(data[i].sale)}); } stockChart.render(); }); }