Getting Started

Quick Start Guide

Get BotRender up and running in your JavaScript application in under 5 minutes.

What is BotRender?

BotRender is a prerendering service that makes your JavaScript applications SEO-friendly by serving static HTML to search engine crawlers and social media bots, while delivering the full interactive experience to regular users.

SEO Optimization

Improve search rankings

Social Sharing

Rich social media previews

Zero Config

Works out of the box

Step-by-Step Setup

Create Your Account

🔑 After signup, visit Settings → API Configuration to create your first API key.

Your API Keys

Please sign in to view your API keys, or create an account to get started.

Create Free Account

Add Your Site

In your dashboard, add your website URL to start prerendering. BotRender will automatically detect your site's structure and begin optimizing it for search engines.

https://your-app.com

Configure Your Application

Choose your integration method based on your application setup. We have comprehensive examples for all major platforms:

Integration Examples

Complete setup guides with your organization UID pre-filled

Web Servers: Apache, Nginx

Frameworks: Express.js

SPA Frameworks: React, Vue.js, Angular

80+ Bot Detection: Search engines, AI crawlers, social media

View Integration Examples

Test Your Setup

Verify that prerendering is working correctly by testing with different user agents:

Test with curl:

curl -A "googlebot" https://your-app.com

You should see fully rendered HTML content instead of your JavaScript application shell.

Next Steps

Great! Your site is now being prerendered. Here are some recommended next steps:

Framework-Specific Guides

Optimize for your specific framework

Configure Caching

Improve performance with smart caching

Monitor Performance

Track your prerendering analytics

Troubleshooting

Common issues and solutions