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

# Enable Accounts

> Turn on the optional Accounts portfolio for your workspace.

Enable the Accounts portfolio so your workspace can create, connect, integrate, and govern third-party business identities.

## Before you start

* You must be an **organization admin**. Members see a notice that an admin must enable Accounts.
* Accounts must be included in your workspace's plan. Accounts is included in all current plans.
* If your workspace does not need to operate third-party businesses, you do not need to enable Accounts. See [Create or switch workspaces](/product/getting-started/create-or-switch-workspace) to create another directly operated workspace through Clerk instead.

## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Accounts in the sidebar">
    In the workspace sidebar, find **Accounts** in the secondary group below the primary navigation. If Accounts is not visible, your workspace may already have it enabled — or you may be looking for the OrganizationSwitcher at the sidebar foot, which is a different control.

    The Accounts page opens with a setup surface if the capability is not yet enabled.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Enable Accounts">
    The setup surface shows a single **Enable Accounts** button. Click it to turn on the portfolio.

    Enabling Accounts is idempotent — it turns on the workspace capability without changing your plan, identity, or existing Book. It does not create any connected Accounts.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Land in the empty portfolio">
    After enabling, the page refreshes to show the Accounts portfolio. When no connected Accounts exist yet, you see "No connected Accounts" with an **Add Account** button.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Success

The Accounts portfolio is visible in your sidebar and shows the empty state with an **Add Account** button. The capability is enabled for your workspace. You can now create or connect a third-party Account.

## If it does not work

<Accordion>
  <AccordionItem title="Accounts is not included">
    If the page shows "Accounts is not included," your workspace plan does not include the capability. Use the **Review plans** link to check your subscription. Accounts is included in all current plans — if you see this state, contact support.
  </AccordionItem>

  <AccordionItem title="Permission denied">
    If you see "An organization admin must enable Accounts," you are signed in as a member. Ask a workspace admin to complete this step, or ask for the admin role in your Clerk Organization.
  </AccordionItem>

  <AccordionItem title="Accounts is unavailable">
    If the page shows "Accounts is unavailable," Kordless could not confirm the capability for your workspace. Refresh the page, or ask an administrator to review the workspace setup.
  </AccordionItem>
</Accordion>

## Next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create an Account" icon="user-plus" href="/accounts/create-an-account">
    Create a new third-party Account identity in Kordless.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connect an existing Account" icon="link" href="/accounts/connect-an-existing-account">
    Connect a third-party Account that already exists in Kordless.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>