What is this page about: What Light does, how to log in for the first time, and where to go next after signing in.
On this page
- What you can do in Light
- Logging into Light
- What happens next
- Related articles
What you can do in Light
Light is your company's AI-powered platform for expenses, cards, and approvals. It handles the data entry so you can focus on the purchase, not the paperwork.
- Submit expenses and get reimbursed
Photograph your receipt in Light. The AI reads it and fills in the amount, date, merchant, and currency, and suggests a category. Add a description, confirm the category, and submit. Once approved, your reimbursement is on its way.
- Manage your card
If your company issues you a Light card, manage it right from Light. Check your balance, view your transaction history, and freeze or unfreeze it with the Freeze card button. You get a push notification the moment you spend.
- Approve spending (if you manage a team)
If people report to you, their expenses and purchase requests land in your Tasks inbox for review and approval, all in one place.
- Request a company purchase
Submit a purchase request in Light for anything you need to buy for work, and track its status, In review, Approved, or Rejected, before you spend.
Logging into Light
Your admin creates your Light account and sends you a welcome email with a Join <Company> on Light button. That button is how you choose the way you sign in. It works for 7 days.
If this is your first time signing in
- Open the welcome email from Light and click Join <Company> on Light. The invite page opens in your browser.
- Choose how to sign in. The page shows the options your company allows:
- Continue with Google
- Continue with your company's single sign-on, such as Microsoft or Okta
- Create a password
- If you chose Create a password, set your password on the page that opens. Do this within an hour of opening it.
- Sign in to Light at app.light.inc with your email and new password. Setting the password also confirms your email address.
Tip: Already use Light with another company? The invite page shows Sign in to <Company>, so you can use the password you already have.
If the link has expired
The invite page shows This invite can't be opened. Ask your admin for a new invite, which comes as a fresh welcome email.
After your first sign-in
Go to app.light.inc and sign in the way you chose. On the mobile app, sign in with the same method once you've joined through the email link.
If your company uses single sign-on (SSO)
Your company's SSO has its own sign-in link, which your admin provides, so use that rather than the email and password fields. If you try a password and see "Password sign-in is disabled for your organization", sign in with Google or your company's SSO link instead, or ask your admin for the link.
What happens next
See Navigating Light as an Employee to find your way around, or go straight to Submitting an Expense for Reimbursement.
Related articles
- Navigating Light as an Employee
- Setting Up Your Profile
- Using Light with Slack and Microsoft Teams
- Submitting an Expense for Reimbursement
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