---
id: "E:cAlgo.API.ChartTemplates.Added"
kind: "event"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.ChartTemplates"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Chart/Templates/ChartTemplates/Added/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# ChartTemplates.Added

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

## Added

Occurs when a new chart template is added.

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

- CLI: No templates are listed; Create works for this run only and is not saved; Remove returns false; DefaultTemplate throws NullReferenceException.
- Cloud: Empty: Get returns null, Contains and Remove return false, Create and Duplicate throw, DefaultTemplate throws NullReferenceException.

C#:

```csharp
event Action<ChartTemplateAddedEventArgs> Added;
```

Python:

```python
api.ChartTemplates.Added += handler  # handler(obj: ChartTemplateAddedEventArgs)
```

### Returns

`Action<ChartTemplateAddedEventArgs>` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.6.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
protected override void OnStart()
{
    ChartTemplates.Added += OnChartTemplateAdded;
}

private void OnChartTemplateAdded(ChartTemplateAddedEventArgs args)
{
    Print("Chart template added: {0}", args.ChartTemplate.Name);
}
```

Python:

```python
def on_start(self):
    api.ChartTemplates.Added += self.on_chart_template_added

def on_chart_template_added(self, args):
    api.Print(f"Chart template added: {args.ChartTemplate.Name}")
```