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

# Launch Your Agency

> Place a test call and confirm your first client setup works end to end.

**Estimated time:** 5 minutes

## Overview

This is the capstone of your setup: a walkthrough that confirms everything you've configured (branding, provider, Stripe, client, assistant, pricing, and invite) actually works. You'll finish by placing a test call and seeing it appear in Call Logs.

**Scenario:** Agency **Apex Voice** has connected Vapi, created a sub account for client **Riverside Dental**, assigned an assistant priced at \$0.20/min (provider cost \$0.15/min), and invited Riverside Dental's primary user.

## Prerequisites

* [Client invited](/getting-started/invite-your-client)

## Steps

<Warning>
  The Billing Start Date can only be set once per sub account and cannot be changed afterward. Confirm your assistant assignment and pricing are correct before setting it.
</Warning>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Confirm the setup">
    Open the Riverside Dental sub account and confirm, in the **Billing** tab, that per-minute pricing is set and the assistant shows as assigned.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the Billing Start Date">
    Set the **Billing Start Date** (also called the Go Live Date). This can be today or backdated, but it can only be set once and cannot be changed afterward. Setting it runs a live test against your provider key — if the key is invalid you'll see **"Please set a valid private key before you start billing"** and go-live is blocked until you fix it. Double-check your setup before confirming.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Activate billing">
    Click **Start Per Minute Billing** (or enable Monthly Subscription, if configured) to activate billing.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Place a test call">
    If **Allow customers to talk to the voice assistants** is enabled for this sub account, use the voice widget in the client dashboard to place a test call. If the assistant has an assigned phone number, you can also call it directly. Assistants without a phone number only support web calls, so use the voice widget for those.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm it logged">
    End the call, then open **Call Logs** in the sidebar and confirm the test call appears with a duration, ended reason, and (if enabled) a transcript and recording.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Call logs only sync after the Billing Start Date is set. If you don't see your test call, confirm the sub account has actually gone live.
</Note>

## Verify your result

You've successfully launched your agency when you can see the test call in **Call Logs** with the correct assistant name, duration, and cost. That confirms provider connection, assignment, pricing, and billing are all working together.

## Related Articles

* [Dashboard](/running-your-agency/dashboard): where usage metrics appear after go-live
* [Call Logs](/running-your-agency/call-logs): reviewing transcripts and recordings
* [Onboard Your First Client](/guides/onboard-your-first-client): the full narrative connecting every step you just completed