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

# Sign up

> Create your developer account with your email address and start sandbox onboarding.

Signing up as a developer takes about a minute. You'll verify your email address, then work through three onboarding steps — identity verification, bank account, and wallet creation — before your sandbox dashboard opens.

## Create your account

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to /signup">
    Open [useveil.co/signup](https://useveil.co/signup).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter your email address">
    Type the email address you want to associate with your account. Veil sends your verification code here, and it's where settlement notifications and security alerts will go.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the verification code">
    Check your inbox for a six-digit code. The code is short-lived — if it doesn't arrive within a few minutes, check your spam folder or request a new one from the same screen.

    Enter the code to verify your email and complete account creation.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose For Developers">
    On the path-choice screen, pick **For Developers**. Veil routes you into the developer onboarding flow.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Continue into onboarding">
    Your account is created in sandbox mode. Onboarding has three steps:

    1. **Identity verification** — complete sandbox KYC (any image is accepted)
    2. **Bank account** — add a sandbox bank account
    3. **Wallet** — create your first sandbox wallet on Base Sepolia

    Each step must be completed before the next one unlocks.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Starting in sandbox mode

Developer accounts start in sandbox mode. You can see the mode toggle in the dashboard header once onboarding is complete. No real money moves in sandbox.

## See also

* [Identity and bank](/developers/sandbox/kyc-and-bank) — the first two onboarding steps in detail
* [Create a wallet](/developers/sandbox/first-wallet) — the third onboarding step
* [Sandbox vs. production](/concepts/sandbox-vs-production) — what sandbox mode means