Add Click-to-View Records Feature in Softr Charts

Description:
Currently, Softr charts (e.g., Metric, Bar, Line) display summary data such as the number of quotes pending confirmation. While these metrics are visually useful, there is no direct way to click on a chart value and see the underlying associated records.

Feature Request:
Add an option in Softr’s chart settings to make charts clickable. When a user clicks on a chart or metric, they should be taken to:

  1. A pre-filtered list view of the associated records in Softr, or
  2. A linked page with those records displayed based on the chart’s data filter.

Use Case Example:

  • A Metric chart showing `# of quotes pending your confirmation: 16
  • When clicked, it opens a table/list view filtered to show those 16 specific quote records, enabling the user to review and take action immediately without manually searching.

Benefits:

  • Improves navigation efficiency.
  • Reduces time spent finding related records.
  • Makes charts interactive and actionable, not just visual summaries.

Additional Considerations:

  • Should support all chart types (Metric, Bar, Pie, etc.).
  • Allow admins to choose whether clicking opens a Softr list view, a linked page, or triggers a URL/action.
  • Maintain existing chart styling and functionality while adding the interactivity option.

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This feature would be incredibly valuable. In Airtable, it’s one of the strongest tools for turning data into real insights. I really like Softr, but this is currently the main reason I can’t fully consider it as an alternative to Airtable yet.

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Thanks for the details — this is a solid and well-thought-out use case.

Yes, this is technically doable. Making charts clickable and linking them to pre-filtered record views or pages is feasible from an implementation perspective.

That said, this would require product-level design decisions around configuration (chart types, target actions, permissions, and filtering logic) to ensure it works consistently across use cases without adding complexity to the chart experience.

We’ll log this as a feature request and evaluate it alongside similar navigation and data-interaction improvements, as it clearly adds value by making charts more actionable rather than purely visual.

Yeah another thing Airtable does really well and why we use internally. Be great if Softr could implement so our external users could use benefit from these value add features too.

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This would be an extremely useful addition. It’s something that’s also available in SmartSuite and end users find it very useful.

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Hey @Andranik how is progress going on this? See below examples how Airtable allows you to expand the graphs into the underlying records across all graphs/charts etc @GuillaumeDuv Copying you in here too. Can we make this native as the AI Vibe code doesnt work across multiple tables so end up having too much variations occuring

Chart example:

Graph Example:

I’ll pass the feedback - and FYI we’re looking into enabling the vibe coding block to work with multiple data sources :slight_smile:

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+1 on this! So many users ask me why the clicking is not working on metrics and I have to tell them Softr doesn’t allow them to be clickable

+1 for this feature, I’m surprised it is not live yet!
As Teun said: this is a major issue when considering moving from Airtable interfaces to Softr for many of my clients.

+1 for this too

+1 All my users ask me for this, a metric is not insightful If you cannot look into these details

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I realize this is from a while ago, but I’m curious if there have been any updates on this feature request? It seems crucial for many users, and I think having a progress update or timeline would be beneficial. Softr should definitely prioritize this to stay competitive!

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