---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.Frame.Index"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.Frame"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Chart/Frame/Index/"
---

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

# Frame.Index

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

## Index

Get / set frame index in container.

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

- CLI: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the CLI.
- Cloud: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the cloud.

C#:

```csharp
int Index {get; set;}
```

Python:

```python
frame.Index: int
```

### Returns

`int` — 

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var chartFrame = ChartManager.AddChartFrame("EURUSD", TimeFrame.Hour);
chartFrame.Index = 0;
Print("Frame index: {0}", chartFrame.Index);
```

Python:

```python
chartFrame = api.ChartManager.AddChartFrame("EURUSD", TimeFrame.Hour)
chartFrame.Index = 0
api.Print(f"Frame index: {chartFrame.Index}")
```