Your reference should be the Terms of Service ( http://code.google.com/apis/chart/interactive/terms.html).
For example, regarding "Will Google Chart disappear some day?" , I think the most exhaustive answer is section 4, in particular 4.5 where the 3 year deprecation notice is defined. When making your decision, you should also be aware of the release process<http://code.google.com/apis/chart/interactive/docs/release_notes.html#ReleaseProcess>Google Charts API uses. The way it's currently shaped has been extensively discussed in this forum recently because it puts pressure on the developer (you) to keep pace with it : your charts always serve from a 'stable' API version (the so called v1.0) and you have 2 a week window, between the time a new release is announced and the time it hits production, to verify your charts (and upgrade them if required by API changes) and notify us in the forums of any bugs you may spot. This has occasionally led to bugs reaching production. Releases come out on a monthly base, roughly. We are making changes to said process to better accommodate users needs, but they're not in place yet, so the above process still applies. -- R. On 27 September 2011 07:28, R the V <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Google employees or API users, > > i'm looking for a Chart API which can be used for commercial goals. > When i take a look at the Google Chart API i see a very nice tool with > many functions which i could use for my graphical dashboard, though i > foresee some problems in the futere. I'm willing to build a dashboard > system with many charts, connected to data contained in a database. My > concern is that i'm dependent on Google API. The TOS is not allowing > to use the files locally. > > I simply can't guarantee uptime to my customers if the API disappears > in a few years, or the API isn't available for hours per week. > > So the questions i have: > - Is the API reachable all time of day? How about the uptime? > - Will Google Chart disappear some day? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Visualization API" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-visualization-api?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Visualization API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-visualization-api?hl=en.
