Embed AI Search and Analytics

Table of Contents

Embed components
Spotter embed and Spotted Agent embed comparison
Customization options in the SDK
Additional resources

ThoughtSpot Spotter provides an interactive AI-powered Search and conversational analytics experience for its application users. With ThoughtSpot Spotter, users can query data in plain language, ask follow-up questions, and get insights directly from their data. ThoughtSpot also provides an agentic version of Spotter for a more advanced experience with context-based conversations and responses for deeper analysis.

Embed components🔗

ThoughtSpot provides two distinct SDK libraries to embed Spotter capabilities in your app:

SpotterEmbed
To embed the full Spotter interface with a conversation panel that allows natural language queries, data source selection, and interactions with AI-generated Answers, use the SpotterEmbed component. For more information, see Embed Spotter.
SpotterAgentEmbed
The Spotter Agent embedding, also known as bodyless embedding, allows you to integrate natural language data search and analysis into your own applications or chatbot. Unlike the standard Spotter embed, which provides a ready-made search bar and interface, the SpotterAgentEmbed component is designed for deeper customization, allowing full control over user experience and workflow of embedded analytics. It allows you to build your own UI or agent experience, route user questions to ThoughtSpot, and receive structured answers and visualizations.

Note

The ConversationEmbed and BodylessConversation components are deprecated and replaced with SpotterEmbed and SpotterAgentEmbed respectively in Visual Embed SDK v1.38.0 and later.
If you are embedding the full ThoughtSpot experience in your app via AppEmbed, you must set the search bar mode on the home page to aiAnswer to view Spotter components. For more information, see Customize full application embedding.

Spotter embed and Spotted Agent embed comparison🔗

Spotter embed Spotter Agent embed (Bodyless/Agent)

	Spotter embed	Spotter Agent embed (Bodyless/Agent)
Use case	Use this method to integrate the built-in AI search and conversation analytics interface in your app.	Use this method to embed Spotter Search capabilities in your chatbot, virtual agent or an app with your own interface elements and user-experience.
Embedding component	Use `SpotterEmbed` component in the Visual Embed SDK library	Use `SpotterAgentEmbed` component in the Visual Embed SDK library
Data context	Supported data object is Model Allows data source selection	Supported data object is Model Data source is passed in the code. No explicit selection is allowed unless the embedding application UI allows it.
Customization	The SDK provides several props, object properties, CSS and text customization options for branding and styling, event handlers for host and embed app interaction, and menu action configuration	The SDK provides limited customization options as the UI/UX controlled by host application.
Sample Questions	The SDK provides the ability to show or hide sample questions via `hideSampleQuestions`.	Not applicable

Use case

Use this method to integrate the built-in AI search and conversation analytics interface in your app.

Use this method to embed Spotter Search capabilities in your chatbot, virtual agent or an app with your own interface elements and user-experience.

Embedding component

Use SpotterEmbed component in the Visual Embed SDK library

Use SpotterAgentEmbed component in the Visual Embed SDK library

Data context

Supported data object is Model
Allows data source selection

Supported data object is Model
Data source is passed in the code. No explicit selection is allowed unless the embedding application UI allows it.

Customization

The SDK provides several props, object properties, CSS and text customization options for branding and styling, event handlers for host and embed app interaction, and menu action configuration

The SDK provides limited customization options as the UI/UX controlled by host application.

Sample Questions

The SDK provides the ability to show or hide sample questions via hideSampleQuestions.

Not applicable

Customization options in the SDK🔗

Visual Embed SDK provides several configuration settings and controls for customizing Spotter embed view:

Configuration properties that enable or disable features. For more information, see SpotterEmbedViewConfig and SpotterAgentEmbedConfig
The action customization framework to show or hide actions in the embedded view
For more information, see Action and Action IDs in the SDK
Event handlers for host and embed app interaction
For more information, see Embed events, Host events, and Events and app interactions
Style customization framework for customizing styles, text strings, and icons
See style customization framework

Embed AI Search and Analytics

Embed components🔗

Spotter embed and Spotted Agent embed comparison🔗

Customization options in the SDK🔗

Additional resources🔗