# Get started  

This section explains how to get started using the Messages API.
  
**1.** [Create an Infobip account](https://www.infobip.com/signup).
  
**2.** Enable Messages API for your account. Contact your Infobip account manager to enable it.
  
**3.** Enable communications channels you want to use with Messages API.
  
**4.** Complete channel specific onboarding if needed.
  
## Compliance and guidelines
  
Different channels have different compliance guidelines and requirements. Ensure that you have followed all compliance guidelines for your chosen communication channels:
  
- [WhatsApp](https://www.infobip.com/docs/whatsapp/compliance/template-compliance)
- [SMS](https://www.infobip.com/docs/essentials/usa-and-canada-compliance/compliance-guidelines)
- [MMS](https://www.infobip.com/docs/essentials/usa-and-canada-compliance/compliance-guidelines)
- [RCS](https://www.infobip.com/docs/rcs/guidelines-and-compliance)
- [Viber Business Messages](https://www.infobip.com/docs/viber/business-messages/compliance-guidelines)
- [Apple Messages for Business](https://www.infobip.com/docs/apple-messages-for-business/compliance-guidelines)
- [Instagram DM](https://www.infobip.com/docs/instagram/messaging/compliance-and-guidelines)
- [LINE (LON)](https://www.infobip.com/docs/line/compliance-guidelines)
- [Messenger](https://www.infobip.com/docs/facebook-messenger/remaining-compliant)
- [Viber Bots](https://www.infobip.com/docs/viber/bots/compliance-guidelines)