Developer reference

This page covers the HyperHelp widget's JavaScript API. If you just need to install the widget, start with the installation guide.

Initialization#

The widget is initialized via window.HyperhelpWidget.init():

<script
  src="https://app.hyperhelp.ai/widget/chat.js"
  async
  onload='window.HyperhelpWidget.init({
    "chatbotKey": "YOUR_WIDGET_KEY"
  })'
></script>

Init options#

Widget API#

init() returns a widget instance with programmatic control:

const widget = window.HyperhelpWidget.init({
  chatbotKey: "YOUR_WIDGET_KEY"
});

// Open the widget programmatically
widget.open();

// Close the widget
widget.close();

Common use cases:

• Open the widget after a delay: setTimeout(() => widget.open(), 5000)
• Open on a custom button click: document.getElementById('help-btn').addEventListener('click', () => widget.open())

Copy overrides#

Override any widget string via the copy option. You only need to include the keys you want to change — unset keys fall back to the dashboard defaults.

window.HyperhelpWidget.init({
  chatbotKey: "YOUR_WIDGET_KEY",
  copy: {
    title: "Ask Nova",
    subtitle: "Help from our docs",
    badge_label: "Chat",
    composer_placeholder: "Ask about pricing...",
    composer_send: "Send",
    empty_title: "Start the conversation",
    empty_description: "Ask your first question to see answers.",
    assistant_label: "Assistant",
    user_label: "You",
    sources_title: "Sources",
    disclaimer: "Answers are generated from this site.",
    error: "Something went wrong, please contact the site owner.",
    unavailable: "Something is not working as it should. Please contact the site owner.",
    close_label: "Close",
    new_conversation_label: "New conversation",
    copy_label: "Copy",
    copied_label: "Copied",
    lead_close_label: "Close lead form",
    lead_submit_label: "Submit",
    lead_success: "Thanks! Your details have been submitted."
  }
});

Tip: You don't need to override every key — only the ones you want to change. Unset keys fall back to the dashboard defaults.

Style overrides#

Pass inline style objects (camelCase CSS properties) to customize specific widget elements without writing CSS:

window.HyperhelpWidget.init({
  chatbotKey: "YOUR_WIDGET_KEY",
  styleOverrides: {
    panel: { boxShadow: "0 24px 60px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.18)" },
    openButton: { backgroundColor: "#0f172a" },
    userBubble: { backgroundColor: "#4338ca", color: "#fff" },
    header: { borderBottom: "2px solid #e5e7eb" }
  }
});

Available style override keys#

Layout

Messages

Sources

Composer

Open button

Lead capture

Custom CSS#

For full CSS control — hover states, media queries, animations — inject CSS directly into the widget's Shadow DOM.

Inline CSS:

window.HyperhelpWidget.init({
  chatbotKey: "YOUR_WIDGET_KEY",
  customCss: `
    .widget-panel {
      border: 2px solid #e5e7eb;
    }
    .widget-message-user {
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea, #764ba2);
    }
    .widget-open-button:hover {
      transform: scale(1.1);
    }
  `
});

External stylesheet:

window.HyperhelpWidget.init({
  chatbotKey: "YOUR_WIDGET_KEY",
  customCssUrl: "https://example.com/widget-overrides.css"
});

CSS class hooks#

These stable CSS classes are available for targeting in custom CSS. Classes prefixed with widget- are part of the public API and won't change between releases.

Layout: .widget-panel, .widget-header, .widget-title, .widget-subtitle, .widget-body, .widget-footer

Messages: .widget-message-row, .widget-message-group, .widget-message-user, .widget-message-assistant, .widget-message-copy

Sources: .widget-sources, .widget-sources-label, .widget-sources-list, .widget-sources-link

Recommendations: .widget-recommendations, .widget-recommendation

Composer: .widget-composer, .widget-composer-input, .widget-composer-button

Open button: .widget-open-button, .widget-open-dot, .widget-badge-label

Empty and error states: .widget-empty-state, .widget-error

Lead capture: .widget-lead-row, .widget-lead-card, .widget-lead-headline, .widget-lead-description, .widget-lead-field-label, .widget-lead-input, .widget-lead-error, .widget-lead-submit, .widget-lead-success

Note: These classes are stable and safe to target. Internal class names (not prefixed with widget-) may change between releases.

Callbacks#

Register callback functions to react to widget events:

window.HyperhelpWidget.init({
  chatbotKey: "YOUR_WIDGET_KEY",
  callbacks: {
    onReady(payload) {
      console.log("Widget loaded", payload);
    },
    onOpen(payload) {
      // Track widget open in analytics
    },
    onClose(payload) {
      // Track widget close
    },
    onConversationStart(payload) {
      console.log("New conversation:", payload.conversationId);
    },
    onConversationReset(payload) {
      // Visitor started a new conversation
    },
    onMessageSent(payload) {
      console.log("Visitor asked:", payload.message);
    },
    onMessageDelta(payload) {
      // Streaming chunk received (real-time)
    },
    onMessageCompleted(payload) {
      console.log("Answer:", payload.answer);
      console.log("Sources:", payload.sources);
    },
    onError(payload) {
      console.error("Widget error:", payload.error);
    },
    onStatus(payload) {
      console.log("Status:", payload.status);
    }
  }
});

Callback payload#

Every callback receives a payload object with these common fields:

Event-specific fields#

Full example#

A complete embed snippet combining copy overrides, style overrides, and callbacks:

<script
  src="https://app.hyperhelp.ai/widget/chat.js"
  async
  onload='window.HyperhelpWidget.init({
    "chatbotKey": "YOUR_WIDGET_KEY",
    "copy": {
      "title": "Ask Acme",
      "subtitle": "Answers from our docs",
      "badge_label": "Help"
    },
    "styleOverrides": {
      "openButton": { "backgroundColor": "#1e40af" },
      "header": { "background": "linear-gradient(135deg, #1e40af, #3b82f6)" },
      "title": { "color": "#ffffff" },
      "subtitle": { "color": "#bfdbfe" }
    },
    "callbacks": {
      "onConversationStart": function(p) {
        analytics.track("widget_conversation", { page: p.pageUrl });
      }
    }
  })'
></script>