# Registering your account

To use our API, please make sure you have signed up as a FinTecSystems customer - register here:

{% embed url="<https://tink.com/de/kontaktiere-uns-fts/>" %}

After your account is created you will receive a mail with your credentials. \
If you already have an account you can log in to our back office [here](https://manage.xs2a.com/login).

{% embed url="<https://manage.xs2a.com/login>" %}

Now you can continue with the [next step](https://guide.xs2a.com/xs2a/integration-cs/getting-started/required-steps-to-start) to verify that you can use our API without any complications by checking if you already have all the required information to start.

{% content-ref url="required-steps-to-start" %}
[required-steps-to-start](https://guide.xs2a.com/xs2a/integration-cs/getting-started/required-steps-to-start)
{% endcontent-ref %}