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Courser chatbots are designed to be shared. Each chatbot has a public URL that anyone can open in a browser — students do not need a Courser account. You can share this link directly, or embed it inside your learning management system (LMS) using an iframe.

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Getting the public URL

The chatbot’s public URL is available from the course detail page on your dashboard.
  1. Sign in and open the course.
  2. Click Copy Link (or copy the URL from the Open Chat button).
The public chatbot endpoint does not require authentication — anyone with the link can use it immediately. The simplest way to give students access is to paste the URL in your course materials:
  • Add it to your course syllabus
  • Post it as an announcement in your LMS
  • Include it in your lecture slides
  • Email it directly to students
Students click the link and land on a fully functional chat interface without creating an account.

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Embedding with an iframe

You can embed the chatbot directly inside any webpage, Canvas page, or Blackboard item using a standard HTML <iframe>. This keeps students on the course page rather than opening a new tab.

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iframe snippet

<iframe
  src="https://chatcourser.com/chat/YOUR_COURSE_ID"
  width="100%"
  height="700"
  style="border: none; border-radius: 8px;"
  title="Course AI Assistant"
  allow="clipboard-write"
></iframe>
Replace YOUR_COURSE_ID with the course ID from your dashboard URL. Adjust height to fit your page layout — 600–800px works well for most screens.
Set title on the iframe for screen reader accessibility. A value like "BIOL 201 AI Assistant" is more descriptive than the generic example above.

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Embedding in Canvas

1

Open a Canvas page or assignment

Navigate to the Canvas page where you want to add the chatbot. Click Edit.
2

Switch to HTML view

In the Canvas rich text editor, click the HTML Editor button (< >) in the toolbar. This switches from the visual editor to raw HTML.
3

Paste the iframe

Paste the iframe snippet from above into the HTML editor. Replace YOUR_COURSE_ID with your actual course ID.
<iframe
  src="https://chatcourser.com/chat/YOUR_COURSE_ID"
  width="100%"
  height="700"
  style="border: none; border-radius: 8px;"
  title="BIOL 201 AI Assistant"
  allow="clipboard-write"
></iframe>
4

Save and verify

Click Save (or Save & Publish if you want students to see it immediately). Open the page as a student to confirm the chatbot loads and is functional.
Some Canvas instances restrict iframes to allowlisted domains. If the chatbot doesn’t render, ask your Canvas administrator to allowlist chatcourser.com. Alternatively, share the public link directly.

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Embedding in Blackboard

Blackboard’s Build Content → Item editor also supports HTML embedding:
  1. Create or edit a content item.
  2. In the text editor, click the Source Code button (</>).
  3. Paste the iframe snippet and save.
The same domain allowlisting caveat applies — contact your Blackboard administrator if the embed is blocked.

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Student experience

Students who open the chatbot via the public link or embedded iframe:
  • Do not need a Courser account
  • See the chatbot name, background image, and accent color you’ve configured
  • Can ask questions immediately and receive answers with timestamped citations
  • Cannot access any professor-facing settings or conversation history exports
Let students know in your syllabus that the chatbot is trained on lecture videos only. Setting that expectation reduces frustration when the chatbot declines to answer questions about material not covered in class.

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What’s next?

Customizing your chatbot

Adjust colors, instructions, and background image

Managing courses

Export conversation data and view student usage

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