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Add the chat widget to your website

Put a chat bubble on your site so visitors can message your team.

Updated October 5, 2026

The chat widget lets website visitors talk to your team directly. They see a small bubble on your site, and you answer from the Inbox.

The channels settings page showing the website chat option
The channels settings page showing the website chat option

Steps

  1. Click Settings at the bottom of the left icon rail, then Channels.
  2. In the Add channel panel, choose web chat and give the channel a Name.
  3. Set the Greeting visitors see and an Accent color that matches your brand.
  4. Under Allowed origins, list your website address. Leave it blank to allow any site.
  5. Save. Then click Edit on the new channel and copy the Embed snippet.
  6. Paste the snippet into your website, just before the closing body tag.
  7. Click Demo to see the widget on a sample page, then send yourself a test message. It lands in your Inbox.

Good to know

  • The widget works on any website, including mobile browsers.
  • Chats show up in the Web chat view of the Inbox, next to texts and emails.
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