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What kinds of ways can CommandBar integrate with chat clients?

CommandBar has lots of ways to integrate with your chat client to help meet users where they are. Feel free to mix and match experiences as you see fit!

  • An always available Message Us button in the HelpHub
  • Copilot can hand off to human chat when it can't find an answer
  • Quickly discover and launch human chat from Spotlight
  • Transition users to human chat after a product tour

Which chat clients do you currently support?​

  • Crisp
  • Drift
  • Freshdesk
  • Gist
  • Helpscout
  • Hubspot
  • Intercom
  • LiveChat
  • Olark
  • Zendesk

Don't see your chat client listed? Send us some feedback at support@commandbar.com!

How to tie in your chat client to CommandBar experiences​

Adding chat support is very similar and only changes depending on which experience you'd like to add chat to:

HelpHub​

Copilot​

  • Visit Dashboard -> Copilot -> Settings
  • Open the Chat section
  • Under CTA, click the dropdown on the left
  • Select Open Chat
  • In the dropdown on the right, select your chat provider

Nudge (Product tours, Announcements, Surveys, and Checklists)​

  • Visit Announcements
  • Add or locate a new nudge
  • Click the + button and choose Button
  • Click Add action
  • Under Action, click the dropdown on the left
  • Select Open Chat
  • In the dropdown on the right, select your chat provider

Spotlight​

  • Visit Dashboard -> Actions
  • Create a new action or open an existing one
  • Beside Type, click the dropdown and choose Trigger
  • Under Action, click the dropdown on the left
  • Select Open Chat
  • In the dropdown on the right, select your chat provider

Common questions​

  • I chose a chat client, why don't I see it opening?
    • CommandBar doesn't come bundled with chat clients, so make sure that your chat client is installed on your site.