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Text, Number, Slider, Date, & Checkbox inputs

Add inputs for text strings, numbers, dates or date ranges, and boolean checkboxes or toggles.

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  • Users will need Can Edit permissions to create and edit input cells.
  • Users with Can View App permissions and higher can interact with input cells in published Apps.

Text

Simple text input that returns a string.

Text Input

Number

Similar to text, but returns a numeric with increment options.

Number Input Cell

Slider

Numeric input with configurable minimum, maximum, and step size.

Slider Input Cell

Date / Time

A calendar-based date picker that allows selection of dates and, optionally, times.

Date input parameter

For the ability to use non-fixed dates, toggle on Show relative dates. Use the relative dates tab to select fixed time intervals relative to the current date.

Inputs are stored as datetime.datetime objects and can be accessed as they would be normally (see Python documentation here).

Checkbox

Boolean input (True/False). Optionally, can be configured as a toggle.

Checkbox Input Cell