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# Chatbot
URL: /examples/chatbot
---
title: Chatbot
description: An example of how to use the AI Elements to build a chatbot.
---
An example of how to use the AI Elements to build a chatbot.
<Preview path="chatbot" type="block" className="p-0" />
## Tutorial
Let's walk through how to build a chatbot using AI Elements and AI SDK. Our example will include reasoning, web search with citations, and a model picker.
### Setup
First, set up a new Next.js repo and cd into it by running the following command (make sure you choose to use Tailwind the project setup):
```bash title="Terminal"
npx create-next-app@latest ai-chatbot && cd ai-chatbot
```
Run the following command to install AI Elements. This will also set up shadcn/ui if you haven't already configured it:
```bash title="Terminal"
npx ai-elements@latest
```
Now, install the AI SDK dependencies:
```package-install
npm i ai @ai-sdk/react zod
```
In order to use the providers, let's configure an AI Gateway API key. Create a `.env.local` in your root directory and navigate [here](https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%2Fapi-keys&title=Get%20your%20AI%20Gateway%20key) to create a token, then paste it in your `.env.local`.
We're now ready to start building our app!
### Client
In your `app/page.tsx`, replace the code with the file below.
Here, we use the `PromptInput` component with its compound components to build a rich input experience with file attachments, model picker, and action menu. The input component uses the new `PromptInputMessage` type for handling both text and file attachments.
The whole chat lives in a `Conversation`. We switch on `message.parts` and render the respective part within `Message`, `Reasoning`, and `Sources`. We also use `status` from `useChat` to stream reasoning tokens, as well as render `Loader`.
```tsx title="app/page.tsx"
"use client";
import { Conversation, ConversationContent, ConversationScrollButton } from "@/components/ai-elements/conversation";
import { Message, MessageContent } from "@/components/ai-elements/message";
import {
PromptInput,
PromptInputActionAddAttachments,
PromptInputActionMenu,
PromptInputActionMenuContent,
PromptInputActionMenuTrigger,
PromptInputAttachment,
PromptInputAttachments,
PromptInputBody,
PromptInputButton,
PromptInputHeader,
type PromptInputMessage,
PromptInputModelSelect,
PromptInputModelSelectContent,
PromptInputModelSelectItem,
PromptInputModelSelectTrigger,
PromptInputModelSelectValue,
PromptInputSubmit,
PromptInputTextarea,
PromptInputFooter,
PromptInputTools,
} from "@/components/ai-elements/prompt-input";
import { Action, Actions } from "@/components/ai-elements/actions";
import { Fragment, useState } from "react";
import { useChat } from "@ai-sdk/react";
import { Response } from "@/components/ai-elements/response";
import { CopyIcon, GlobeIcon, RefreshCcwIcon } from "lucide-react";
import { Source, Sources, SourcesContent, SourcesTrigger } from "@/components/ai-elements/sources";
import { Reasoning, ReasoningContent, ReasoningTrigger } from "@/components/ai-elements/reasoning";
import { Loader } from "@/components/ai-elements/loader";
const models = [
{
name: "GPT 4o",
value: "openai/gpt-4o",
},
{
name: "Deepseek R1",
value: "deepseek/deepseek-r1",
},
];
const ChatBotDemo = () => {
const [input, setInput] = useState("");
const [model, setModel] = useState<string>(models[0].value);
const [webSearch, setWebSearch] = useState(false);
const { messages, sendMessage, status, regenerate } = useChat();
const handleSubmit = (message: PromptInputMessage) => {
const hasText = Boolean(message.text);
const hasAttachments = Boolean(message.files?.length);
if (!(hasText || hasAttachments)) {
return;
}
sendMessage(
{
text: message.text || "Sent with attachments",
files: message.files,
},
{
body: {
model: model,
webSearch: webSearch,
},
}
);
setInput("");
};
return (
<div className="max-w-4xl mx-auto p-6 relative size-full h-screen">
<div className="flex flex-col h-full">
<Conversation className="h-full">
<ConversationContent>
{messages.map((message) => (
<div key={message.id}>
{message.role === "assistant" && message.parts.filter((part) => part.type === "source-url").length > 0 && (
<Sources>
<SourcesTrigger count={message.parts.filter((part) => part.type === "source-url").length} />
{message.parts
.filter((part) => part.type === "source-url")
.map((part, i) => (
<SourcesContent key={`${message.id}-${i}`}>
<Source key={`${message.id}-${i}`} href={part.url} title={part.url} />
</SourcesContent>
))}
</Sources>
)}
{message.parts.map((part, i) => {
switch (part.type) {
case "text":
return (
<Fragment key={`${message.id}-${i}`}>
<Message from={message.role}>
<MessageContent>
<Response>{part.text}</Response>
</MessageContent>
</Message>
{message.role === "assistant" && i === messages.length - 1 && (
<Actions className="mt-2">
<Action onClick={() => regenerate()} label="Retry">
<RefreshCcwIcon className="size-3" />
</Action>
<Action onClick={() => navigator.clipboard.writeText(part.text)} label="Copy">
<CopyIcon className="size-3" />
</Action>
</Actions>
)}
</Fragment>
);
case "reasoning":
return (
<Reasoning
key={`${message.id}-${i}`}
className="w-full"
isStreaming={
status === "streaming" && i === message.parts.length - 1 && message.id === messages.at(-1)?.id
}
>
<ReasoningTrigger />
<ReasoningContent>{part.text}</ReasoningContent>
</Reasoning>
);
default:
return null;
}
})}
</div>
))}
{status === "submitted" && <Loader />}
</ConversationContent>
<ConversationScrollButton />
</Conversation>
<PromptInput onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="mt-4" globalDrop multiple>
<PromptInputHeader>
<PromptInputAttachments>{(attachment) => <PromptInputAttachment data={attachment} />}</PromptInputAttachments>
</PromptInputHeader>
<PromptInputBody>
<PromptInputTextarea onChange={(e) => setInput(e.target.value)} value={input} />
</PromptInputBody>
<PromptInputFooter>
<PromptInputTools>
<PromptInputActionMenu>
<PromptInputActionMenuTrigger />
<PromptInputActionMenuContent>
<PromptInputActionAddAttachments />
</PromptInputActionMenuContent>
</PromptInputActionMenu>
<PromptInputButton variant={webSearch ? "default" : "ghost"} onClick={() => setWebSearch(!webSearch)}>
<GlobeIcon size={16} />
<span>Search</span>
</PromptInputButton>
<PromptInputModelSelect
onValueChange={(value) => {
setModel(value);
}}
value={model}
>
<PromptInputModelSelectTrigger>
<PromptInputModelSelectValue />
</PromptInputModelSelectTrigger>
<PromptInputModelSelectContent>
{models.map((model) => (
<PromptInputModelSelectItem key={model.value} value={model.value}>
{model.name}
</PromptInputModelSelectItem>
))}
</PromptInputModelSelectContent>
</PromptInputModelSelect>
</PromptInputTools>
<PromptInputSubmit disabled={!input && !status} status={status} />
</PromptInputFooter>
</PromptInput>
</div>
</div>
);
};
export default ChatBotDemo;
```
### Server
Create a new route handler `app/api/chat/route.ts` and paste in the following code. We're using `perplexity/sonar` for web search because by default the model returns search results. We also pass `sendSources` and `sendReasoning` to `toUIMessageStreamResponse` in order to receive as parts on the frontend. The handler now also accepts file attachments from the client.
```ts title="app/api/chat/route.ts"
import { streamText, UIMessage, convertToModelMessages } from "ai";
// Allow streaming responses up to 30 seconds
export const maxDuration = 30;
export async function POST(req: Request) {
const {
messages,
model,
webSearch,
}: {
messages: UIMessage[];
model: string;
webSearch: boolean;
} = await req.json();
const result = streamText({
model: webSearch ? "perplexity/sonar" : model,
messages: convertToModelMessages(messages),
system: "You are a helpful assistant that can answer questions and help with tasks",
});
// send sources and reasoning back to the client
return result.toUIMessageStreamResponse({
sendSources: true,
sendReasoning: true,
});
}
```
You now have a working chatbot app with file attachment support! The chatbot can handle both text and file inputs through the action menu. Feel free to explore other components like [`Tool`](/elements/components/tool) or [`Task`](/elements/components/task) to extend your app, or view the other examples.