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Ask AI chatbot widget for React

Add an AI chatbot or AI search widget to your React application using Biel.ai's React components.

Prerequisites​

  • A Biel.ai account. If you don't have one, sign up for free.
  • A project created in your Biel.ai dashboard. Follow the Quickstart guide to create one.
  • A React application ready to install Biel.ai.
  • Node.js installed.

Add the chatbot widget​

Chatbot widget for docs

  1. Install Biel.ai:

    npm install biel-react
    info

    If you're using yarn as your package manager, run yarn add biel-react instead of the npm command above.

  2. In the main component where you wish to place the chatbot (often src/App.js), embed the Biel.ai button:

    import React, { useEffect } from 'react';

    import { BielButton } from 'biel-react';
    import { defineCustomElements } from 'biel-search/loader';
    import 'biel-search/dist/biel-search/biel-search.css';

    function App() {

        useEffect(() => {
            if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
            defineCustomElements(window);
            }
        }, []);

        return (
            <div className="App">
                {/* Other components and content */}
                <BielButton project="<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>"
                    header-title="Biel.ai chatbot"
                    button-position="bottom-right"
                    modal-position="bottom-right"
                    button-style="dark">Ask AI
                </BielButton>
            </div>
        );
    }

    export default App;

    Replace <YOUR_PROJECT_ID> with your project's ID from the Biel.ai dashboard.

  3. Start your React app by running npm start or yarn start in your terminal. Once it compiles successfully, verify that the chatbot appears and functions correctly on your site.

Next steps​