---
title: "Start a self-serve Locus Pro account"
method: POST
path: "/credits/auth/signup"
tags: ["Authentication"]
---

# Start a self-serve Locus Pro account

`POST /credits/auth/signup`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api`
- URL: `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/credits/auth/signup`
- Auth: none required

Creates an unconfirmed Cognito identity and sends a 6-digit email code. It does not provision a workspace or grant credits. Passwords require 8–256 characters with uppercase, lowercase, and numeric characters.

## Request body

- object
  - `email` string, email, required
  - `password` string, password, required
  - `name` string

## Response `201`

Verification code sent

- object
  - `success` unknown, required
  - `data` object, required
    - `email` string, email, required
    - `userConfirmed` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid email, name, or password
- `409`: The account already exists; sign in or reset its password
- `429`: Signup rate limit exceeded

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/paywithlocus/apis/locus-pro-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/paywithlocus/apis/locus-pro-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/paywithlocus/apis/locus-pro-api/revisions/aab8fa5d6cef?raw)