How do I create a CrossBeam account?
Quick answer: Builders create an account by starting a pre-check at /start: click Google or Microsoft, then upload your plans. You can also join through a team invitation or a shared report link. You can also create a personal account by signing in from Ask AI. A new email entered in the password form on the sign-in page goes to the waitlist.
Steps
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Go to /start.
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At the top of the form, click Google or Microsoft and sign in in the window that opens. Your account is created the first time you do this.
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Once you're signed in, the form shows Results go to your email address.
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Pick the city or county and permit type, add the address if you have it, and drop in your plan set.
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Click Upload & continue. The project page shows the price and takes you to checkout. See Pay for a review.
Other ways to get an account
- A teammate invited you. Open the link in the invitation email and sign in with Google or Microsoft using the invited address. See Accept a team invitation.
- Someone shared a report with you. Open the share link and click Create your free account with Google (or Continue with Microsoft). You land inside the shared report. See Open a review someone shared with you.
- Agency staff. Staff of a participating city or county who sign in with their work email and Microsoft account join their agency's team automatically.
- Everyone else. CrossBeam is invite-only for some sign-ups. If you're sent to the Invite-Only, For Now. page, fill in the form and click Join the Waitlist. See I was sent to the waitlist.
Email and password
New accounts are created with Google or Microsoft, including when you start from Ask AI. See Use Ask AI for personal-account question limits. Email and password sign-in is only for accounts that already have a password. If you type a new email on the sign-in page, CrossBeam sends you to the waitlist instead of creating an account.