# Tutorial: Onboard a new property

Use the steps in this tutorial to onboard a new property to the Booking.com platform using the Property APIs.

## Prerequisites

Before you can follow the steps in this tutorial, you must have the following:

| Description | Notes |
|  --- | --- |
| A machine account with the following permissions:Contracting APIProperty APIRoom type and rate plan management APIs Rates and Availability APIReservations API  | To create a machine account, log in to the [Connectivity Portal](https://connect.booking.com/machine-account). To get the right permissions, speak to your account manager. |
| An understanding of our [authentication](/connectivity/docs/authentication) and [security](/connectivity/docs#security) methods. | Your requests will not work unless you use the correct [headers](/connectivity/docs/token-based-authentication#using-incorrect-content-type-header) and [protocols](/connectivity/docs#security). |


## What we are going to do?

In this tutorial, you will run through a series of steps to onboard a new property. As a final step, we will check whether the property passess all checks.

The following is a high-level overview of the steps you will take:

1. Create a legal entity ID
2. Create property details
3. Create Units
4. Create Contacts
5. Create a rate plan
6. Create policies
7. Create property settings
8. Send licence information
9. Create charges
10. Create facilities
11. Add property photos
12. Add roomrate
13. Add LOS pricing
14. Add availability
15. Check property status