# Add an account

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**Who can use this feature?**

* Workspace **Owners**, **Super Admins**, **Admins**, **Users**, and **Guest Users**
* Supported using the Cerby web app, browser extension, and mobile app
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To add an account manually using the Cerby mobile app, you must complete the following steps:

1. Open the Cerby mobile app on your mobile phone.
2. Log in to your Cerby workspace.
3. Tap the **Add** button from the bottom navigation bar. The **Select a category** screen is displayed with a list of item types.
4. Select the **Account** option from the list. The **Create Account** screen is displayed.
5. Enter your account information in the corresponding fields:
   * **Account label in Cerby:** It is the name to assign to your account in Cerby, and it will be displayed on the account card.\
     **NOTE:** In iOS, you must enter the name of your account in the **Enter a name for this account** field.
   * **App name or URL:** It is the name of the app or service provider to which the account belongs or the login URL.\
     **IMPORTANT:** Depending on the account type you want to add, the following happens on this input field:
     * [**Managed accounts**](https://help.cerby.com/getting-started/concepts/credential-management/accounts#h-f0a859b407)**\*\*\*\*:** The catalog of managed apps is displayed on a drop-down list when you click the field or as you type. Select the corresponding option.
     * [**Self-managed accounts**](https://help.cerby.com/getting-started/concepts/credential-management/accounts#h-079d120056)**:** If the app is not displayed in the list but you access it through its website, you must enter or paste the login URL. For example, <https://www.app.com/login>.
     * [**No URL accounts**](https://help.cerby.com/getting-started/concepts/credential-management/accounts#h-d754e0f4d9)**:** You can leave the field blank for the apps you access locally, not through a website (such as hardware devices or desktop apps).
   * **Username:** It is the username you use to log in to your account. Sometimes, the username is your email address.
   * **Current password:** It is the password you use to log in to your account.
6. Select optionally an existing collection from the **Collection** drop-down list to add the account to it.
7. Select the corresponding vault from the **Vault** drop-down list to add the account to it.\
   **NOTE:** This drop-down list is not displayed if you only have access to one vault.
8. Tap the **Save** **account** button on Android or **Save** button on iOS. The screen closes, and a success message box is displayed.

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**NOTE:** You can click the **Add Email linked to account** or **Add Phone number linked to account** buttons to display the corresponding input fields. These are optional fields.
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Now you are done.


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