Matplotlib

aid: matplotlib
name: Matplotlib
description: Matplotlib is a comprehensive open source library for creating static, animated, and interactive visualizations
  in Python. It provides a MATLAB-like interface via pyplot and an object-oriented API for full customization of publication-quality
  figures and plots.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/matplotlib/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- Charts
- Data Science
- Open Source
- Plotting
- Python
- Scientific Computing
- Visualization
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: matplotlib:matplotlib-core-api
  name: Matplotlib Core API
  description: Python API for creating publication-quality figures and plots, including the pyplot state-based interface and
    the object-oriented Axes API.
  humanURL: https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/index.html
  tags:
  - Plotting
  - Python
  - Visualization
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://matplotlib.org/stable/contents.html
  - type: Reference
    url: https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/index.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://matplotlib.org/stable/users/getting_started/index.html
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/matplotlib
- type: Website
  url: https://matplotlib.org/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib
- type: Community
  url: https://discourse.matplotlib.org/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com