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Sources overview

Configure content sources that your chatbot uses to answer questions. Sources determine what information is available to users.

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Only Administrator and Maintainer roles can manage sources. See Manage roles.

Source types​

Choose from these source types:

URLs​

Add individual web pages.

  • Use for: Specific pages, testing, mixed content from different sites

Sitemaps​

Add entire websites using XML sitemaps.

  • Use for: Complete sites, documentation platforms, blogs

GitHub repositories​

Add code repositories and their documentation.

  • Use for: Developer docs, README files, code-adjacent content

File uploads​

Upload documents in PDF, Word, Excel, and other formats.

  • Use for: Internal docs, offline content, legacy documents

OpenAPI specifications​

Add OpenAPI/Swagger specifications for API documentation.

  • Use for: API endpoints, schemas, parameters

Add a source​

  1. Go to app.biel.ai
  2. Select Projects > your project > Settings > Sources
  3. Choose a source type and configure it
  4. Click Save

Content indexing starts automatically and takes a few minutes. Test your chatbot after indexing completes.

Need help? Contact support at support@biel.ai if you experience issues with content processing or indexing takes too long.