# How to temporarily disable your chatbot

If you wish to stop collecting data from the user and hide the chatbot for a
short period of time, then you can turn off Enable Chatbot from Settings >
General.

 * If Chatbot type is Widget, then disabling the chatbot will not show the
   chatbot on the website at all.
   
   

 * If Chatbot type is Link, then disabling the chatbot will redirect the link
   back to our home page.
   
   

 * If Chatbot type is Embed, then disabling the chatbot will show a blank
   screen.
   
   

In a nutshell, your customers will not see the chat interface and no data will
be collected.



Note



This doesn't remove the chatbot completely. To remove the chatbot, please follow
the steps here
[https://collect.chat/help/article/1018-how-to-permanently-remove-your-form].