--- description: Learn how to create a new Cloudflare account. title: Create account image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/og-docs.png --- [Skip to content](#main-content) > Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create account Last updated Aug 24, 2026|Copy as Markdown|[View as Markdown](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/account/create-account/index.md)|[Agent setup](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/agent-setup/) To create a Cloudflare account: 1. Go to the [Sign up page ↗](https://dash.cloudflare.com/sign-up). 2. Enter your **Email** and **Password**. 3. Select **Create Account**. Once you create your account, Cloudflare will automatically send an email to your address to [verify that email address](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/user-profiles/verify-email-address/). ## Account name Your account name defaults to `<>'s Account`. You may want to customize the name of this account, either to help specify its purpose or to help associate it with multiple accounts. To change your account name: 1. In the Cloudflare dashboard, go to the **Configurations** page. [Go to **Configurations** ↗](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/configurations) 2. For **Account Name**, select **Change Name**. 3. Enter a new account name. 4. Select **Save**. ## Best practices If you are creating an account for your team or a business, we recommend choosing an email alias or distribution list for your **Email**, such as `cloudflare@example.com`. This email address is the main point of contact for your Cloudflare billing, usage notifications, and account recovery. Refer to [Account and domain management best practices](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/best-practices/) for a detailed list of ways to protect your account and domain. Once you [set up an account](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/account/), you have several ways to interact with Cloudflare. ## Interact with Cloudflare If you prefer working without code, you can manage your account and domain settings through the [Cloudflare dashboard ↗](https://dash.cloudflare.com/login). Note If your domain was added to Cloudflare by a hosting partner, manage your DNS records via the hosting partner. For those who prefer to interact with Cloudflare programmatically, you can use several methods: | Resource | Docs | Description | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | [Cloudflare API](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/) | [API docs](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/api/) | RESTful API based on HTTPS requests and JSON responses. | | [Terraform ↗](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudflare/cloudflare/latest/docs) | [Terraform docs](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/terraform/) | Configure Cloudflare using HashiCorp's Infrastructure as Code tool, Terraform. | | [cloudflare-go ↗](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go) | [README ↗](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go#readme) | The official Go library for the Cloudflare API. | | [cloudflare-typescript ↗](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-typescript) | [README ↗](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-typescript#readme) | The official TypeScript library for the Cloudflare API. | | [cloudflare-python ↗](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-python) | [README ↗](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-python#readme) | The official Python library for the Cloudflare API. | Was this helpful? 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