# 1. Creating User Accounts You can begin interacting with your account in development mode as soon as you create it. All features are available in development mode but you can’t create live charges until you activate it. To begin offering payment solutions to your customers, you must first activate your account. When you're ready to get your account activation process kicked off, follow these instructions. When you first create your partner account, there will be a notice displayed prompting you to activate your account (see image below). Click on that button to get this process started. ![](/files/-MRpHxV6J6vql2UrPKU7) This will start a wizard which will walk you through the various questions you need to answer about you and your business. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.payengine.co/developer-docs/getting-started-1/getting-started.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.