---
title: Set up your account · Cloudflare AI Crawl Control docs
description: To begin using pay per crawl, set up your Cloudflare account.
lastUpdated: 2025-08-27T16:00:59.000Z
chatbotDeprioritize: false
source_url:
  html: https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-crawl-control/features/pay-per-crawl/use-pay-per-crawl-as-ai-owner/set-up-cloudflare-account/
  md: https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-crawl-control/features/pay-per-crawl/use-pay-per-crawl-as-ai-owner/set-up-cloudflare-account/index.md
---

```mermaid
graph LR
A[Set up your<br>Cloudflare Account]:::highlight --> B[Connect to<br>Stripe]
B --> C[Verify your<br>AI crawler]
C --> D[Crawl pages]
classDef highlight fill:#F6821F,color:white
```

To begin using pay per crawl, set up your Cloudflare account.

Sign up for a [Cloudflare account](https://dash.cloudflare.com/sign-up).

Pay per crawl closed beta

Pay per crawl is currently in closed beta.

To find out how to join the beta program, reach out to us at [Pay per crawl signup](http://www.cloudflare.com/paypercrawl-signup/), or contact your account executive if you are an existing Enterprise customer.

To learn more about pay per crawl, refer to Cloudflare blog: [Introducing pay per crawl: enabling content owners to charge AI crawlers for access](https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-pay-per-crawl/).
