Step 2: Log in to your Yext Account

To start accessing your account, you need to run yext init. If you don’t have an account yet, follow the steps at the end of the page.

yext init

Run yext init. If you are using a playground account (which is in Yext’s sandbox environment), you’ll need to include the -u or --universe flag. If you are using a production environment account, you can exclude the flag.
```
yext init -u sandbox
```
You’ll be prompted to “Create new credentials” or “Use existing credentials”. Select “Create new credentials” if you’re connecting the CLI to your account for the first time.

Create your credentials.

? Please select one of the following options Create new credentials

Next, you’ll need to input your account ID. You can find your Yext Account ID by looking in Account Settings > Personal Settings in the Account Information table or by pulling the ID out of the URL of your account after the /s/. For example:
```
? Enter account ID
> 12345
```
Finish up by clicking the link to authenticate into your account.

If you are getting an authentication error, make sure that you are using the right -u flag for your account.

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