# API Access and Business Account Registration

To start utilizing the TradeAware platform and API, you’ll first need to create a business account. Follow these steps to complete registration and set up programmatic access for your applications

### **Register a Business Account**

1. **Sign Up for TradeAware**
   * Visit [TradeAware](https://tradeaware.live-eo.com/) and select **Sign Up**.
   * **Email and Password**: Enter your preferred email address and create a secure password.
2. **Use Separate Emails for Demo and Production Accounts**\
   To avoid confusion and potential conflicts during integration, we recommend using different email addresses for demo and production accounts. This will ensure a clear separation between testing and live environments.
   1. Please use *email* and *password* for creation of Demo and Production accounts.
3. **Completing the Onboarding Process**\
   After registration, you’ll be guided through onboarding steps, including **email verification** and **profile setup**. Follow these steps until you reach the main dashboard (the World Map screen), confirming that your account is fully set up.
4. **Request Permissions**\
   Once the onboarding process is complete, please contact our **Customer Success Manager (CS)** to inform them of your account set up and to request permissions.

### TradeAware User Guides <a href="#apiaccess-tradeawareliteuserguide" id="apiaccess-tradeawareliteuserguide"></a>

To interact with the TradeAware API programmatically, please refer to our User Guides:

* [OAuth2.0 Authentication Documentation](/tradeaware/using-the-tradeaware-api/authentication.md): This allows your application to securely access TradeAware services on behalf of your business.
* [Plot Uploading and Analysis Requests](/tradeaware/using-the-tradeaware-api/upload-and-analyzing-plots.md): A guide on how to upload and analyze geographical plot data.
* [Commercial network management](/tradeaware/using-the-tradeaware-api/connect-with-your-supply-chain.md): Instructions for managing business networks and commercial interactions within TradeAware.

### **TradeAware API Reference and Limitations**

Please refer to [API Reference specifications](/tradeaware/using-the-tradeaware-api/api-reference.md) and limitations:

1. **Maximum Payload Size**: 10 megabytes per request.
2. **Supported Input Format**: Currently, the API accepts **GeoJSON** files.
3. **Supported Geometry Types**: Only **Polygon, MultiPolygon and point** geometries are supported in GeoJSON format.
   1. For reference on polygon geometry definitions, please refer to[ RFC 7946, Section 3.1.6](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.6).
   2. Unsupported types include MultiPoint, LineString, and MultiLineString.
4. **Projection Requirement**: Files must be in the **CRS84** projection.
5. **Geometry Dimensionality**: Only **2D geometries** are supported at this time.
6. **Unsupported Fields:** Where you use fields that are not supported, the system will ignore these but still allow your request. **Please be careful with spelling for requests.**

### Support <a href="#apiaccess-support" id="apiaccess-support"></a>

If you have any issues with the TradeAware API, please let us know. We’d love to hear your feedback! For assistance, please refer to our [**Contact Support** ](/tradeaware/additional-resources/contact-support.md)section.


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