Buildy Help Center
Guides and answers for building, publishing and running your business with Buildy.
Frequently asked questions
Getting started
What can Buildy do for my business?
Buildy can create a website or app and help you with marketing, contacts and customer support. You describe what you need in chat. Learn what Buildy does.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. Describe what you want in chat, and Buildy builds it for you. Create your first project.
What if I am not sure what to do next?
Just ask Buildy in your project chat. Tell Buildy what you want to do or what you are unsure about, and it can help guide you. Learn how to chat with Buildy.
How do I get help?
In a project, click Help in the header, then Contact support. On a phone, tap the question-mark icon in the header. Help also stays in Dashboard > Help or, on a phone, Tools > Help. The support assistant can open a ticket for the team when your issue needs a person. Get help from support.
Sites and domains
How do I publish my site?
Open Publish & Share, or Publish on a phone, then click Publish. Publish again when you want later changes to appear on your live site. See the publishing steps.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes. You can connect a domain you already own or buy one through Buildy. Connect your domain or buy a domain.
Can I bring my existing website to Buildy?
Yes. Give Buildy your website address in chat and ask it to rebuild the site. Forms, logins, payments and bookings need to be set up again. Import your website.
Do I own my code, and can I export it?
Yes. You can download your site's code as a zip. Buildy services and saved data need to be set up separately if you host elsewhere. Export your code.
Credits and billing
What are credits, and when do they reset?
Building credits pay for work in chat. Operating credits pay for things your business runs, such as email and AI in your app. Your plan credits refill monthly. Check your profile menu for your next reset date. Learn how credits work and when they reset.
What happens if I run out of credits?
If you run out of Building credits, new work in chat stops. If you run out of Operating credits, app AI and email sending pause, but your site stays live. Get more credits.
What if my card payment fails?
Update your card in Profile Settings > Billing & Upgrades. If the payment still fails, check your card's expiry date and billing address, or ask your bank if it blocked the charge. Fix a failed payment.
How do I cancel, and can I get a refund?
Cancel in Profile Settings > Billing & Upgrades. Your plan stops renewing, and Buildy does not offer refunds. Cancel your plan and read about refunds.
Fix a problem
My domain is stuck on "Pending Verification"
Buildy cannot see your domain record yet. Check the records at your domain provider, then click Verify in Buildy. Fix pending verification.
My changes do not show on the live site
Publish your changes again, then open your live site in a private window. See what to check.
My emails are not delivered or land in spam
Check that your domain shows Verified under Domain & Email > Email sending. Fix email delivery.
Why did my site fail to publish?
Click Publish once more. If it fails again, click Ask Buildy to fix it on the card in chat. Fix a failed publish.
I cannot find my projects
Check the email under your profile picture. You may be signed in to a different account. Find your projects.
Getting started
Sign in, create your first project, and learn where everything is in Buildy.
- What Buildy does
- Create your account, sign in and reset your password
- Create your first project
- Find your way around a project
Build with Buildy
Chat with Buildy to build and change your website or app, add forms and logins, and undo changes with checkpoints.
- Chat with Buildy to build and edit your app
- Get what you want from Buildy
- Talk to Buildy by voice
- Make quick edits with the Visual Editor
Publish your site
Make your site live, update it, fix changes that do not show, set your site name and icon, and turn on SEO.
- Publish your site and update the live version
- My changes do not show on the live site
- Site & App Settings: name, icon, description, branding badge and installable app
- SEO & AI Search: get found on Google and in AI tools
Domain & Email
Buy or connect a domain, check DNS status, and manage email sending and your inbox.
- Buy a domain through Buildy
- Connect a domain you already own (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare)
- My domain is stuck on "Pending Verification"
- The domain doesn't belong to you
Payments & selling
Accept card payments with Stripe, build an online store with a cart, and fix a checkout that does not work.
Open sectionMarketing tools
Find ads, social posts, search visibility and broadcasts in your project menu.
- Edit your business info
- Connect your social accounts and publish posts
- Fix a Facebook or Instagram connection
- Post to Facebook from Buildy
Customers
Keep your leads and customers in Contacts, let your AI Receptionist answer calls, texts and website chat, get a Business Phone Number, and send follow-ups.
- Contacts: your customer list (CRM)
- Set up your AI Receptionist
- Get a Business Phone Number for calls and texts
- Set up follow-ups
Plans, credits & billing
What each plan includes, how Building and Operating credits work, when credits reset, and how to change or cancel your plan.
- Plans and what each one includes
- How credits work: Building and Operating credits
- When your credits reset
- Get more credits
Your account
Find your projects, change your email or password, and delete a project.
Open sectionAgencies, consultants & affiliates
Earn with Share & Earn and the affiliate program, build sites for clients, and use the Buildy AI Consultant tools.
- Share & Earn: invite a friend and get free credits
- Become an affiliate and track your referrals
- Build sites for clients with the Agency plan
- Buildy AI Consultant: find businesses and send a site to a client
Troubleshooting
Fixes for a project that will not load, a failed publish, a request that could not be processed, and other common errors.
- My project will not load
- We couldn't process your request. Please try again.
- Failed to publish project
- Buildy changed things I did not ask for
How these guides work
Every guide names the exact buttons and screens in Buildy. Most pages have a Common problems part near the end. If you see an error message, paste it into the search box.
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