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Verify installation

After you install the script tag and the bot finishes its first crawl, run one API call to confirm MimicBot can reach your site and see the widget.

Before you start​

  • Widget script is live on at least one page of clientUrl.
  • Bot status is ready (see Your first crawl).

Steps​

  1. Call the verify-install endpoint with your bot ID:

    curl -X POST https://api.mimicbot.app/api/bots/{botId}/verify-install \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer $MIMICBOT_TOKEN"

  2. Read the response. On success you'll see:

    {
      "installed": true,
      "detectedAt": "2026-04-13T12:34:56.000Z"
    }

  3. If installed is false, check the error object and fix the most common causes:

    CauseFix
    Script tag not in HTMLRedeploy with the snippet in <body>
    data-bot-id mismatchCopy the publicId from the bot record again
    CORS blocked by allowedOriginsAdd your site's origin to the bot config
    Cache serving stale HTMLPurge your CDN cache

  4. Open your site in a private window and click the chat bubble. Ask a question about content on the page you just installed on. You should see an answer with a citation link.

What you just did​

  • Confirmed MimicBot can reach your site.
  • Confirmed the widget is loading on at least one page.
  • Completed the golden-path install flow.

Next​

Configuration pages (widget appearance, allowed origins, persona) will be available in the next release.