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# Get started

An overview of the steps for signing up for Capital.

[View source](/capital/get-started.md)

To get you started, this page gives an overview of the process of integrating with Adyen Capital, from scoping and designing your implementation to going live.

## Requirements

Before you begin, take into account the following requirements, limitations, and preparations.

| Requirement          | Description                                                                                      |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Integration type** | You must have an [Adyen for Platforms](/adyen-for-platforms-model) integration.                  |
| **Limitations**      | Your user must operate in one of the [supported countries/regions](#supported-countriesregions). |
| **Setup steps**      | [Contact us](https://www.adyen.com/contact/sales) to register your interest for Capital.         |

## How it works

To start offering Adyen Capital to your users:

1. [Scope and design your implementation](#design-implementation)
2. [Build your integration](#build-integration)
3. [Test your integration](#test-integration)
4. [Configure your live account](#configure-live-account)

The following sections explain how to complete these steps.

## 1. Scope and design your implementation

Your Adyen contact will work with you to design your implementation. During this phase, you decide how to:

* [Comply with financial regulations](/capital/compliance-guidelines) related to Capital.

* Configure the required [capabilities](/capital/manage-user-capabilities) to allow your users to use Capital.

* Choose a way to integrate with Capital:

  * **Prebuilt UI components**: Use our [capital components](/capital/capital-components) to integrate all Capital features in your user interface with low engineering effort.
  * **API-only integration**: Use our [Capital API](https://docs.adyen.com/api-explorer/capital/latest/overview) and [library](https://github.com/Adyen/adyen-java-api-library) to build a custom user interface for offering Capital.

## 2. Build your integration

When you have your test account and credentials, you can start building your Capital integration.

To integrate using capital components:

1. Learn about [components](/capital/capital-components) and the standard user flow they offer.
2. Follow the [integration steps](/capital/integration-steps-components).

To integrate using our Capital API, follow the steps to:

1. [Get grant offers](/capital/get-grant-offers)
2. [Show the Terms of Service](/capital/terms-of-service)
3. [Disburse a grant](/capital/make-grant-request)
4. [Get grant details](/capital/get-grant-balances)
5. [Manage disbursements](/capital/manage-disbursements)

Additionally, you can refer to our [integration checklist](/capital/integration-checklist), [Postman collections](https://github.com/Adyen/adyen-postman), [GitHub repo and libraries](https://github.com/Adyen) for help with the implementation process.

## 3. Test your integration

After you integrate with our APIs, you are responsible for testing what you built in our test environment.

We recommend that you test your integration again after you [configure your live account](#configure-live-account).

## 4. Configure your live account

The setup and configuration of your test account is *not* replicated to your live account. You need to replicate your test account setup in the live environment.

After you configure your account on the live environment, test your integration on the live environment as well.

Follow our [go-live checklist](/capital/integration-checklist#go-live) to make sure your integration is ready.

## Next steps

[required](/capital/integration-checklist)

[Integration checklist](/capital/integration-checklist)

[Learn how to integrate Capital into your platform or marketplace.](/capital/integration-checklist)

[Account structure and resources](/capital/account-structure-resources)

[Learn about the resources you need to use and manage Capital.](/capital/account-structure-resources)

[How Capital works](/capital/how-capital-works)

[Get familiar with the process of offering business financing to your users.](/capital/how-capital-works)