> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sitespy.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connecting to the Dashboard

> Sign in to Site Spy and connect the browser extension

Site Spy requires an account. The web dashboard at [sitespy.app/dashboard](https://sitespy.app/dashboard) is where you manage watches, notifications, and billing; the extension signs in to the same account.

## Sign in from the extension

The fastest route — no copying keys:

1. Open the extension popup
2. Click **Continue with Google**
3. Approve the permission prompt

The popup signs in and your watches appear immediately.

## Connect with an API key

Use this if you signed up with email and password, or you want the extension pointed at an existing account:

1. Go to [sitespy.app/login](https://sitespy.app/login) and sign in or create an account
2. Navigate to **Settings** in the dashboard sidebar
3. In the **API & Monitoring** tab, click **Copy Key**
4. In the extension popup, open the connect dialog from the header
5. Paste the API key and click **Connect**

Your watches sync across every browser signed in to the same account.

## Verify your email

Verification is not optional. Until your address is verified you cannot create watches — the API rejects the request — and change notifications have nowhere to go.

Check your inbox after signing up and click the verification link. If it hasn't arrived, resend it from [Settings](https://sitespy.app/dashboard/settings).

Two consequences worth knowing:

* New accounts receive change notifications at the unverified address for the first 7 days as a grace period. After that, alerts to an unverified address are dropped.
* An account that is never verified, owns no watches, and has no subscription is deleted after 14 days.

## Disposable email addresses

Signups from throwaway inbox providers are rejected. Privacy relays that forward to a real mailbox — Proton, SimpleLogin, DuckDuckGo, and similar — are accepted, because Site Spy needs a working address to tell you when a watch breaks.

## Verify the connection

Once connected, the account section in extension settings shows a green "Connected" status with your email, and your watch list displays existing watches from the dashboard.