Self-registration to ServiceNow instance

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title: Self-registration to ServiceNow instance
description: Use external user self-registration to onboard a large volume of external users to your instance. This feature enhances identity verification to improve customer experiences and supports commonly used registration flows.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/authentication/external-user-self-registration.html
release: australia
product: Authentication
classification: authentication
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Authentication, Access Management]
---

# Self-registration to ServiceNow instance

Use external user self-registration to onboard a large volume of external users to your instance. This feature enhances identity verification to improve customer experiences and supports commonly used registration flows.

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 [Learn the features and business value of Self-register.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/authentication/explore-self-register.md)

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 [Understand how to Activate External Self-register.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/authentication/external-user-registration-plugin.md)

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 [Configure the Self-register.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/authentication/external-user-configuration.md)

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 [Know about the properties in Self-register.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/authentication/sp-ext-user-self-reg.md)

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