Getting data in

Get started

• Getting your data onto Geckoboard
• Using Dropbox to host your data
• Manage your connections
• Guide to widget refresh rates

Integrations

• Display Salesforce reports on Geckoboard
• Define and create a report in Salesforce and display it on Geckoboard
• Enable API access in Salesforce
• Guide to configuring the Salesforce widget
• Troubleshoot the Salesforce Integration
• Add a Google Analytics widget to your dashboard

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Spreadsheets

• Getting your data into spreadsheets
• Formatting your spreadsheets
• Connect your spreadsheets with Geckoboard
• Create visualizations from your spreadsheets
• Create line charts using spreadsheets
• Create bar charts using spreadsheets

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Datasets & Custom API

• Guide to using datasets
• Guide to using custom widgets
• Custom Widgets Using Node.js — Poll Method
• Guide to custom widgets using Node.js
• Guide to using Custom Widgets with Excel
• Custom Widgets Using Node.js — Push Method

Our widgets

• Build a dashboard using data from a CSV file
• Add an RSS / Atom Feed widget to your dashboard
• Use the image widget to display online images on your dashboard
• Use the clock widget to display the time and date on your dashboard
• Use the text widget to display text on your dashboard

Zapier

• Guide to using Zapier with Geckoboard

Step-by-step guides

• Steps to Build the Pirate Metrics (AAARR) Dashboard Example
• Steps to build the Live Excel (or Google Sheets) Dashboard Example
• Steps to build the Marketing Dashboard Example
• Steps to build the Sales Dashboard Example using our New Salesforce integration

Troubleshooting

• "Geckoboard failed to start. Please refresh the page to try again". How can I fix this?
• Why am I seeing a "widget does not exist" message?
• Is there a timeout limit when polling data to the API?
• Is there a rate limit for API usage?
• Diagnose Highcharts Error: Chart data could not be parsed
• My Google AdSense widgets aren't showing up on my dashboard. How can I fix this?

Tips & tricks

• Create a weather widget
• Create countdown timer
• Track Google Alerts on your dashboard
• Rotate cats on your dashboard