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

# Getting Started with Subtotal

> Set up your account and see your first purchase data.

## Overview

You can go from signing up to seeing your first purchase data without a sales call. Each step below links to the full documentation.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create your account">
    Sign up at [dashboard.subtotal.com/sign-up](https://dashboard.subtotal.com/sign-up) with your work email or with Google, and name your team after your brand.

    → Details: [Getting Access](/docs/account/getting-access)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Request access">
    You'll land on an access request form. Fill in your brand name, your name, and what you want to do with Subtotal. Our team will review your request. The dashboard stays locked while it's pending and shows its status.

    → Details: [Getting Access](/docs/account/getting-access)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start your subscription">
    Once your request is approved, the dashboard prompts you to start your subscription. The screen shows the plan your team is on: Starter by default, or the plan agreed with our team if one was arranged for you. Enter a billing email, add a payment method on a secure Stripe page, and accept Subtotal's terms on behalf of your brand. Starter's first month is free, and the dashboard unlocks as soon as the subscription starts. If you're not the right person to sign for your brand, choose **someone else handles billing** and invite whoever is.

    → Details: [Billing & Plans](/docs/account/billing) · [Team & Roles](/docs/account/team-and-roles#agreements)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure Subtotal Link">
    Add your brand name, logo, and the retailers your shoppers can connect. This is the experience your customers see when they link a retail account.

    → Details: [Subtotal Link](/docs/subtotal-link/introduction)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure entry points">
    Decide where customers start Subtotal Link. On Shopify, install [Subtotal Connect](/docs/subtotal-connect/introduction) and add the theme app block to your account page, or enable the profile UI extension. Neither is required: the [Storefront API](/docs/subtotal-connect/shopify-storefront-api) puts a link button anywhere on your storefront, and on any other site you can create an [API key](https://dashboard.subtotal.com/api-keys) and build your own entry point with a [Link token](/docs/subtotal-link/link-tokens).

    → Details: [Subtotal Connect](/docs/subtotal-connect/introduction) · [API Reference](/docs/api-reference/introduction)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Link an account">
    Connect one of your own retail accounts through the entry point you just set up, so you see exactly what your customers will. Prefer simulated data first? Use the [Event Simulator](/docs/event-simulator).

    → Details: [Subtotal Link](/docs/subtotal-link/introduction)
  </Step>

  <Step title="See your data">
    Purchases from linked accounts appear in your dashboard and are available via the [API](/docs/api-reference/purchases/get-purchases), [webhooks](/docs/webhooks/events), and [integrations](/docs/integrations/attentive).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Where to go from here

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Webhooks" icon="bolt" href="/docs/webhooks/events">
    Receive connection and purchase events in real time.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Integrations" icon="puzzle-piece" href="/docs/integrations/attentive">
    Send Subtotal events to the platforms you already use.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Billing & Plans" icon="credit-card" href="/docs/account/billing">
    What's included in your plan and how billing works.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Data MCP" icon="robot" href="/docs/mcp-server/introduction">
    Give AI agents read-only access to your purchase data.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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