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title: Creating an Account
subtitle: Set up your Elacity account and organization
slug: creating-an-account
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To use the Elacity API you need an account and an organization. This guide walks you through the setup process.

## Sign up

1. Navigate to [elacity.ai/auth/login](https://elacity.ai/auth/login)
2. Create an account using your email, a magic link, or a supported social provider (Google, GitHub)
3. Verify your email address if prompted

## Create an organization

After signing in you'll be prompted to create or join an organization. Organizations scope all of your resources — registries, agents, environments, and API keys.

1. Choose a name and slug for your organization (the slug appears in API calls and registry references, e.g. `your-org/my-registry`)
2. Select a plan — the **Starter** plan is free and includes 2 agents, 1 environment, and 1 private registry

<Note>
  If you've been invited to an existing organization, accept the invitation from your email instead of creating a new one.
</Note>

## Plans

| Plan                        | Agents    | Environments | Team Members | Private Registries |
| --------------------------- | --------- | ------------ | ------------ | ------------------ |
| **Starter** (Free)          | 2         | 1            | 1            | 1                  |
| **Pro** (Free in Beta)      | 5         | 5            | 3            | 5                  |
| **Business** (Free in Beta) | 50        | 10           | 10           | Unlimited          |
| **Enterprise**              | Unlimited | Unlimited    | Unlimited    | Unlimited          |

## Next steps

Once your account and organization are set up:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create an API Key" icon="duotone key" href="/api-keys">
    Generate a key for programmatic access to the API
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="duotone code" href="/api-reference">
    Explore the available endpoints
  </Card>
</CardGroup>