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How to create an account

Reviewed on 20 January 2025Published on 22 June 2021

Scaleway is a complete cloud ecosystem, offering a single way for you to create, deploy and scale your infrastructure in the cloud. Create your Scaleway account to gain access to the Scaleway console and Scaleway API, and deploy our products and services with ease.

  1. Open the Scaleway website in a web browser.
  2. Click Sign Up in the upper right corner of the page. You are redirected to the account creation page.
  3. Select an account type (Personal or Professional) and fill out the form with the requested information.
  4. Select a sign-up method, and follow the corresponding steps below.

    To sign up using Google, Microsoft, or GitHub SSO, follow the steps to complete the creation of your account.

Add your phone numberLink to this anchor

  1. Enter your phone number and click Send code.
  2. Enter the 6-digit code you received on your phone number.
  3. Click Verify phone number.

Add your billing informationLink to this anchor

Fill out the required fields, then click Add billing address. This address will be used in your invoices.

Note

You can click Add later to enter your billing information at a later time, and directly access your Organization dashboard in the Scaleway console. However, you will need to add a valid credit card to order Scaleway resources.

Add your credit cardLink to this anchor

Note

Prepaid cards and some virtual cards are not accepted as a payment method.

  1. Enter your credit card information, then click Add credit card. We will send you an authorization charge of €1, which will be automatically reimbursed within two days. A 3D Secure validation is initiated. Depending on your bank, you may be asked to enter a code received by SMS or to confirm via an application on your smartphone.
    Note

    You can click Add later to enter your billing information at a later time, and directly access your Organization dashboard in the Scaleway console. However, you will need to add a valid credit card to order Scaleway resources.

Validate your credit cardLink to this anchor

Note

This step is necessary for security purposes, but does not prevent you from using Scaleway resources. You have 10 days to validate your credit card once it's added.

When checking your bank statement, look for a €1 transaction labeled "SCW", followed by a 4-digit code (e.g., SCW* C-1234).

  1. Enter the 4-digit code.
  2. Click Verify payment method.

You are redirected to your Organization Dashboard.

See also
How to verify your identity
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