> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://developers.coindirect.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://developers.coindirect.com/guides/account-setup.md).

# Account Setup

Before proceeding with API integration, please contact your Account Manager or Technical Implementation Engineer at Coindirect to create either your sandbox or live account and activate it. 

Once your AM or TIM confirm that they have created and activated your business account:

* You will receive a Welcome email
* You will need to sign in to the account and enable Two-factor authentication (2FA) on the Settings -> Security/2FA page. This is a mandatory action

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Once you have enabled 2FA, you will be able to reconfigure it in the future:

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If you lost your 2FA application or device, contact us via <support@coindiret.com>.