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Getting started with Watson and IBM Cloud

Getting started with Watson and IBM Cloud

You're just a few steps away from getting started with IBM Watson®.

Getting a free IBM Cloud account

Create an account on IBM Cloud to try Watson services for free with no time restrictions: Sign up for free. You'll receive an email to confirm and activate your account.

Finding and creating a service instance

  1. After you activate your account and log in, select a service that fits your needs from the Watson console.
  2. Create an instance of the service by clicking Start free plan.

Next steps

You're ready to go.

Start by launching the tool for the service, if available. You can also run through the Getting started tutorial in the docs.