> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.langchain.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Account

> Administer your LangSmith organization, including accounts, users, access control, and platform tools.

Administer your LangSmith organization: set up accounts and API keys, organize workspaces, manage users and access control, and configure platform tools.

## Get started

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create an account" icon="user-plus">
    Sign up at [smith.langchain.com](https://smith.langchain.com?utm_source=docs\&utm_medium=cta\&utm_campaign=langsmith-signup\&utm_content=snippets-langsmith-account-api-key-quickstart) (no credit card required).
    You can log in with **Google**, **GitHub**, or **email**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create an API key" icon="key">
    Go to your [Settings page](https://smith.langchain.com/settings) → **API Keys** → **Create API Key**.
    Copy the key and save it securely.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Once your account and API key are ready, [set up your organization](/langsmith/administration-overview).

## Explore

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Account administration" icon="users-group" href="/langsmith/administration-overview">
    Organizations, workspaces, applications, billing, and usage.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Users & access control" icon="lock" href="/langsmith/user-management">
    Manage users, roles (RBAC), attribute-based access (ABAC), and authentication.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tools" icon="tool" href="/langsmith/chat">
    Administrative tools and the LangSmith CLI.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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