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Quickstart

Welcome to the Biel.ai documentation! In just a few steps, you'll have an AI-powered chatbot for your website and documents.

1. Create your Biel.ai account​

To install the Biel.ai chatbot, start by setting up your account:

  1. Open app.biel.ai.

  2. Click Sign Up in the top bar.

  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete your account setup:

    Create account

    • Provide your email, and password, and company name.
    • Confirm your email address to activate your account.

Once your account is ready, you can begin creating your first project.

2. Create a project​

Follow these steps to create and configure a new project:

  1. In your Biel.ai dashboard, click the Projects tab in the top navbar.

  2. Click Create project.

  3. Complete the project setup wizard by providing the necessary details:

    Create project

    • Name: A unique identifier for your project.
    • Sources: Add the sources you want to index for your project:
      • URL: Index a specific webpage.
      • Sitemap: Index multiple pages from a sitemap, useful for indexing entire websites.
      • Files: Index documents such as PDFs, Word files, and more.

  4. Click Create and Done! to finalize your project setup.

Biel.ai will start crawling your documents. Please allow a few minutes for the process to complete, or refresh the page to check the status.

3. Chat with your docs​

Once your project is created and the documents are indexed, your chatbot will be ready to interact with the content.

To test your chatbot:

  1. Click New chat in the Project dashboard.

  2. Enter a query or ask a question to see how your chatbot responds:

    My first chat

  3. Click Send.

tip

If the chatbot does not provide accurate or helpful responses, try the following steps:

  1. Review the sources loaded in the Logs section to ensure the necessary content is indexed correctly.
  2. Adjust advanced settings in Settings to fine-tune the chatbot's behavior and improve responses.
  3. Click Refresh sources to re-crawl the indexed content.

Next steps​

Congratulations! You’ve successfully created your first chatbot.

To integrate the chatbot widget into your website, check out the Installation guides. You’ll find detailed instructions for embedding the chatbot in your site, customizing its appearance, and configuring advanced integration options.