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# Setting up your Robin account

### Create a Robin Account

To create a Robin account, visit the [signup](https://dashboard.robinapp.co/signup) page.

### Create a Robin App

After filling out your information and creating your account, you’ll be prompted to create a Robin app. This prompt also requires you to select one of two authentication types — **Fully Authenticated** and **Moderated**.

A fully authenticated Robin App has end-to-end encryption. This means that neither Robin nor you — except it’s a conversation you’re involved in — will be able to see the conversations that take place on the app.

On the contrary, a moderated Robin account also encrypts conversations. However, as the owner of the Robin app, you’ll be able to see every conversation.

### API Keys

Each Robin app has a unique API key, which Robin uses to identify an app. You can find it on either the [get started](https://dashboard.robinapp.co/getstarted) or [api config page](https://dashboard.robinapp.co/apiconfig) on your Robin dashboard.