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March 19, 2026
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Dynamic pie and bar chart in the email

  • March 19, 2026
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We would like to create simple prebuilt pie and bar chart in the email template, Users should be able to enter their data into marketo’s designated fields and the email would render a live chart automatically. Is this possible in the email templates?

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AmitVishwakarma
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March 20, 2026

Hi ​@RavindraPa2 

No – not as true live charts driven directly from fields. Marketo emails are static HTML + images; Marketo doesn't render charts on the fly in the email body, and email clients won't run charting JS. There's no native feature to bind lead/program fields to a dynamic chart object in the email template.

If you need "dynamic" charts, use images generated outside the email, then reference them:

  • Generate the chart as an image URL using an external service (your app, BI tool, chart API, etc.) based on Marketo data.
  • Store that URL in:
    • a lead field (e.g. lead.chartUrl), or
    • a program token (e.g. {{my.chartUrl}}).
  • Reference it in the email template as a normal image: <img src="{{lead.chartUrl}}" alt="Your chart" />

Each person gets a different chart image URL, but the email itself is still just HTML+IMG, which all clients support. This stays within Marketo's normal email limits (HTML+images, 65 KB size cap, etc.) https://helpx.adobe.com/legal/product-descriptions/adobe-marketo-engage---product-description.html https://helpx.adobe.com/legal/product-descriptions/adobe-marketo-engage---product-description.html

Alternative

Often the cleanest UX is:

  • Email contains static graphic + CTA >
  • Click leads to a Marketo landing page where you can use JS/BI embeds to show a truly live chart.

So: no native live chart component in emails; the reliable solution is to prebuild chart images (per person or per segment) and embed them via URL.

Amit Vishwakarma - Adobe Commerce Champion 2025 | 16x Adobe certified | 4x Adobe SME