# Register and Gain Access

 **If you are not yet a registered user, please follow the steps below:**

## Signing up for Apica Ascent SaaS

To sign up for Apica Ascent SaaS, follow these steps:

1. Go to the [Apica Ascent SaaS sign-up page](https://www.apica.io/freemium/).
2. Provide your **Name**, your business **Email Address**, and **Company** and **Country** details.
3. Click **Submit** and you will receive a confirmation email to validate your contact information.

This completes the sign-up process. We'll send your Apica Ascent account credentials to your registered email shortly after you sign up.

## Logging into Apica Ascent SaaS

To access your Apica Ascent SaaS instance, do the following:

1. Using your favorite web browser, navigate to your Apica Ascent SaaS instance URL. Your instance URL is listed in the onboarding email we send you post sign up and will resemble `https://<unique name>.apica.io/`.
2. Enter the login credentials shared in the onboarding email.
3. Click **Login**.

You'll now have access to and can interact with the Apica Ascent UI.

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