# Create & Activate Account

This guide explains how to create and activate a new account on **Zata**.\
To ensure security and compliance, **both your email address and phone number must be verified** during signup.

### Overview

Creating a Zata account enables you to:

* Access the Zata web console
* Create and manage storage buckets
* Generate access and secret keys
* Use Zata with S3-compatible tools and applications

Account activation requires **successful verification of both email and phone number**.

### Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure that:

* You have a valid and accessible email address
* You have an active phone number that can receive OTPs
* You can access your email inbox and mobile device during signup
* You are using a supported web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge)

### Sign Up for a Zata Account

#### 1. Visit the Zata signup page:

[**https://zata.ai/signup**](https://zata.ai/signup)

#### 2. Enter your Personal Details:

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* Fill in the required details
* Verify your email address
* Click **Next**

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* Fill in the required details
* Verify your phone number using OTP
* Accept the **Privacy Policy**
* Click **Start Free Trial**

### Account Activation Confirmation

Once **both your email address and phone number are successfully verified**, your Zata account is **automatically activated**.

You will see an on-screen confirmation message, after which you will be **redirected to the login page**.

You can log in and access your account using **either your username or registered email address**, along with your password, to access the Zata console.


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