---
id: "M:cAlgo.API.ChartTemplateRobots.Add(System.String,System.Object[])"
kind: "method"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.ChartTemplateRobots"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Chart/Templates/ChartTemplateRobots/Add/"
---

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# ChartTemplateRobots.Add

Member of [ChartTemplateRobots](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Chart/Templates/ChartTemplateRobots/index.md).

## Add(string name, object[] parameterValues)

Adds a new Robot instance to a chart template.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI supported · Cloud not supported.

- Cloud: Never available in the cloud: it is only returned by members that do not work there (ChartTemplate.Robots).

C#:

```csharp
ChartTemplateRobot Add(string name, object[] parameterValues)
```

Python:

```python
chartTemplateRobots.Add(name: str, parameterValues: list[object]) -> ChartTemplateRobot
```

### Parameters

- `name` (`string`, Python `str`): The name of a Robot.
- `parameterValues` (`object[]`, Python `list[object]`): The Robot parameter values or an anonymous object that contains Robot parameter values.

### Returns

`ChartTemplateRobot` — An `ChartTemplateRobot` representing the added Robot instance.

Available since cAlgo.API 5.6.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var template = ChartTemplates.Get("My Template");
if (template != null)
{
    var robot = template.Robots.Add("Sample Martingale cBot", new { InitialQuantity = 0.01, StopLoss = 10, TakeProfit = 10 });
    Print("Added cBot {0} to the template", robot.Type.Name);
}
```

Python:

```python
template = api.ChartTemplates.Get("My Template")
if template is not None:
    robot = template.Robots.Add("Sample Martingale cBot", 0.01, 10, 10)
    api.Print(f"Added cBot {robot.Type.Name} to the template")
```

## Add(RobotType type, object[] parameterValues)

Adds a new Robot instance to a chart template.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI supported · Cloud not supported.

- Cloud: Never available in the cloud: it is only returned by members that do not work there (ChartTemplate.Robots).

C#:

```csharp
ChartTemplateRobot Add(RobotType type, object[] parameterValues)
```

Python:

```python
chartTemplateRobots.Add(type: RobotType, parameterValues: list[object]) -> ChartTemplateRobot
```

### Parameters

- `type` (`RobotType`, Python `RobotType`): The type of Robot, you can get RobotType from AlgoRegistry.
- `parameterValues` (`object[]`, Python `list[object]`): The Robot parameter values or an anonymous object that contains Robot parameter values.

### Returns

`ChartTemplateRobot` — An `ChartTemplateRobot` representing the added Robot instance.

Available since cAlgo.API 5.6.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var template = ChartTemplates.Get("My Template");
if (template != null && AlgoRegistry.Get("Sample Martingale cBot", AlgoKind.Robot) is RobotType robotType)
{
    var robot = template.Robots.Add(robotType, 0.01, 10, 10);
    Print("Added cBot {0} to the template", robot.Type.Name);
}
```

Python:

```python
template = api.ChartTemplates.Get("My Template")
robotType = api.AlgoRegistry.Get("Sample Martingale cBot", AlgoKind.Robot)
if template is not None and robotType is not None:
    robot = template.Robots.Add(robotType, 0.01, 10, 10)
    api.Print(f"Added cBot {robot.Type.Name} to the template")
```