FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Everything you might want to know before you put your first number on the wall.
- What is Dashwall?
- Dashwall is a realtime metrics display platform. It shows your live KPIs — revenue, signups, active users, anything — as huge, legible numbers, charts, leaderboards and status tiles on big office screens. You push a value to a webhook and the wall updates in under a second.
- What can a tile show?
- There are four tile types. A number tile shows one big figure with an optional unit, decimals and sparkline. A chart tile draws the same history as bars or a line with a readable scale. A leaderboard shows ranked rows, like the top five reps by revenue. A status tile shows a red, amber or green state with a short message, for things like deploys or on-call. You can mix all four on one board.
- Can a tile show whether we're on track?
- Yes. Give a tile a target and it shows progress towards it, coloured by whether higher or lower is better. Add a comparison period — an hour, a day, a week or a month — and each value carries a percentage against that point in the past, so the wall says how the number moved, not just what it is.
- How do metrics get onto the screen?
- Every tile has its own webhook URL. Any service — your backend, a Zapier or Make scenario, a cron job, or a one-line curl command — sends an HTTP POST with the new value, or with the rows of a leaderboard or the state of a status tile. Dashwall stores it and broadcasts it over a live connection, so every screen showing that board updates instantly.
- Can an AI agent set up my dashboard?
- Yes. Dashwall ships an MCP server, the open protocol assistants like Claude use for tools, so an agent can create a board, add tiles, push readings and hand you the public display link from a single prompt. It can also read a board back — what every tile shows, how it sits against its target and when it was last updated — so it can check its own work and answer questions about the wall.
- What is an agent allowed to do with my account?
- Only what you approve. An application connecting over OAuth sends you to a Dashwall consent screen that names it and lists what it is asking for, and nothing happens until you agree. If you prefer an API key, it can be read-only — so an agent that only has to look at the wall can never change it — and it can be given an expiry. Access can be withdrawn at any time.
- Do I need to install anything on the display?
- No. A board has a public display URL that you open in any browser on a TV, monitor, or tablet. There is no login on the screen and no app to install — just open the link full-screen and leave it running.
- Is Dashwall live yet?
- Yes. Dashwall is live — create a free account at app.dashwall.io and put your first KPI on a screen today. The Free plan does not ask for a credit card.
- What does it cost?
- There is a Free plan with 1 board and up to 3 live tiles. A Pro plan adds up to 10 boards and up to 12 tiles per board, which is room for a full office wall. Every plan gets all four tile types, targets and comparisons. Pro is $29 per month, or $290 per year with two months free.
- How fresh are the numbers?
- Updates are realtime. The moment a value is posted to a tile's webhook, connected displays animate to the new number in under a second — there is no polling and no manual refresh.
- Can I match my brand?
- Yes. Each board has a dark or light theme and a custom accent color, with a live preview while you configure it. Tiles can show a unit (like € or %), a set number of decimals, and an optional sparkline of recent history.
- What are milestones?
- Milestones are celebrations that fire when a metric crosses a threshold you set — for example hitting a monthly revenue goal. You can choose a confetti burst, a full-tile flash, or a gentle pulse. Animations respect the viewer's reduced-motion preference.
- Are there any limits I should know about?
- Each tile accepts up to 60 webhook requests per minute and keeps its most recent 500 data points for its sparkline and chart. The Free plan allows 1 board and 3 tiles; Pro allows up to 10 boards with up to 12 tiles per board. A leaderboard holds up to 25 rows.
Put your numbers on the wall
Create a free account, put your first KPI on a screen, and upgrade when the wall fills up. No credit card required.