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Getting Started

Welcome to Canny Bot! This guide will help you get up and running with our two main features: the Chat Widget and Semantic Search API.

What is Canny Bot?

Canny Bot is an AI-powered platform that enables you to:

  • Embed a chat widget on your website for instant customer support
  • Search your knowledge base using semantic understanding
  • Generate AI answers based on your documents

Quick Start

1. Authentication

All API endpoints require authentication. You can authenticate using any of these methods:

  • API Key (Query Parameter): Include as a query parameter

    ?api_key=<your_api_key>
    
  • API Key (Header): Include in the x-api-key header

    x-api-key: <your_api_key>
    

2. Core Features

  • Chat Widget: Embed on your website with a single script tag
  • Semantic Search: Query your knowledge base with natural language
  • Streaming Responses: Get real-time answers with SSE streaming

Next Steps