# Get started

> This is the Get started section of the Customer.io documentation. For the full documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.customer.io/llms.txt).

- [Add profiles](https://docs.customer.io/get-started/add-profiles.md): Learn how to add profiles to Customer.io, and how to get the most out of your data. **In Customer.io, we refer to the process of adding a profile as *identification*.**
- [Create your workspace](https://docs.customer.io/get-started/create-workspace.md): After you create your account, you
- [Learn Customer.io through our Academy](https://docs.customer.io/get-started/get-started-academy.md): Our docs site provides conceptual info, step-by-step guides, and detailed information about features and functionality across our platform. But we also offer an Academy where you can take courses and complete exercises to learn about Customer.io! **Use our docs to explore topics in depth and our Academy for a more structured learning experience.**
- [Integrate with Customer.io](https://docs.customer.io/get-started/integrate.md): While you can add profiles manually or upload CSVs, you
- [Quick start guide](https://docs.customer.io/get-started/quick-start-guide.md): Welcome to Customer.io! While the platform offers plenty of features and options, this guide provides a basic setup path to get you started quickly and demonstrate some of the things you can do with Customer.io. You
- [Capture events and set up segments](https://docs.customer.io/get-started/segments-and-profiles-data.md): The real power of Customer.io comes from using the things you know about profiles, and the things they do, to organize them into groups, automatically trigger automations, and so on.
- [Start sending automations and workflows](https://docs.customer.io/get-started/send-messages.md): Set up your first automation or broadcast to send messages to your audience.
- [Set up message channels](https://docs.customer.io/get-started/set-up-messages.md): If you
- [Welcome to Customer.io](https://docs.customer.io/get-started/welcome.md): While the platform offers plenty of features and options, this guide breaks down the basic things you need to set up to help you get started as quickly as possible. You