---
title: "Installing the Drift Chat Widget"
description: "Drift is a conversation driven marketing and sales platform. With Drift plugged into HelpDocs you can quickly add the Drift chat widget to your knowledge base. 💬"
url: "https://support.helpdocs.io/article/XIX8XaWi8O-connecting-drift"
category: "Drift Integration"
updated_at: "2021-01-27T14:33:20Z"
---

# Installing the Drift Chat Widget

Adding the Drift widget allows visitors to have one-on-one conversations with your team. You can also set up sales and interactive bots to do the heavy-lifting for you 🤖

1. In your **Drift** dashboard
   
   1. Head to **Settings** > **App Settings** > **Drift Widget** > **Install** (or click [here](https://app.drift.com/settings/widget))
   2. Open the **JavaScript** dropdown to reveal your code snippet
   3. Click **Copy Code** (or the snippet itself) to copy the code to your clipboard
2. In your HelpDocs dashboard
   
   1. Go to **Settings** > [**Integrations**](https://my.helpdocs.io/app/settings?tab=integrations)
   2. Find the **Drift chat widget** integration and click **More** > **Connect**
   3. Paste your Drift snippet into the **Drift Chat Widget** box
   4. Hit **Save Changes**

Now when your users use the Contact button on your HelpDocs they'll see the Drift sidebar or welcome message appear.