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# Sign up for Forage

Create an account and update Forage Checkout settings.

To start using the Forage API, you need a Forage account and API credentials.

> 📘 **Account creation**
>
> Forage creates your account when you're ready to start building. If you'd like to open an account and aren't already in touch with the team, send us a message through our [contact form](https://www.joinforage.com/get-in-touch).

Your first Forage account is a sandbox account. When you're ready for production, the team provides you with a new set of production credentials.

## Create a Forage account

After you [contact Forage](https://www.joinforage.com/get-in-touch) to create an account, the team responds requesting the following information:

* Merchant name
* For each person who needs dashboard access (one business and one engineering contact recommended):
  * Name and email address
  * Role: individual merchant, platform manager, developer, or finance manager
* 2FA method: SMS (include phone number with country code) or a TOTP authenticator app like [Authy](https://authy.com/) or [Duo](https://duo.com/)

Once you share this information by email, allow up to 24 hours for the team to reach out and schedule an onboarding call.

## Update Forage Checkout Settings

> 📘 **Checkout Settings scope**
>
> The **Checkout Settings** in the Forage dashboard determine the merchant name and logo displayed in the Forage Checkout interface. Only [Fully Hosted](https://docs.joinforage.app/docs/get-started#fully-hosted) and [Custom](https://docs.joinforage.app/docs/get-started#custom) integrations use the Forage Checkout UI, so **Checkout Settings** have no impact if you're building with a Forage SDK.

**To update your Checkout settings:**

1. From the left navigation menu, click **Checkout Settings**.
2. Under **Merchants**, select your merchant name.
3. Click **MERCHANT DETAILS** in the right callout box.
4. Select **Update** to change your merchant display name or logo.
5. When you're done with changes, click **Save**.

Your merchant display name and logo are now configured for the Forage Checkout interface.

> 📘 **Logo requirements**
>
> Use PNG or SVG file types for the logo image. Logos should have a height of 180px, but the width can vary up to a maximum of 360px.

## Next steps

* [Register an app](https://docs.joinforage.app/docs/register-an-app) to get the Client ID and Client Secret you need to generate API tokens.

# Sibling pages

* [Understanding Forage Authentication](https://docs.joinforage.app/docs/authentication-concepts.md)
* [Register an App](https://docs.joinforage.app/docs/register-an-app.md)
* [Authenticate with Forage](https://docs.joinforage.app/docs/authentication.md)
* [Authentication Token Reference](https://docs.joinforage.app/docs/authentication-reference.md)
* [Webhooks Overview](https://docs.joinforage.app/docs/configure-webhooks.md)