# Setting up AWS End User Messaging Social
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Before you can use AWS End User Messaging Social for the first time, you must complete the following steps.

**Topics**
+ [Sign up for an AWS account](#sign-up-for-aws)
+ [Next steps](#next-steps-setting-up)

## Sign up for an AWS account
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To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating an AWS account, see [Getting started with an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) in the *AWS Account Management Reference Guide*.

## Next steps
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Now that you're prepared to work with AWS End User Messaging Social, see [Getting started with AWS End User Messaging Social](getting-started-whatsapp.md) for creating your WhatsApp Business Account (WABA) or migrating your existing WABA.