# How Long Does It Take To Get Access After Purchasing? All activations are done manually and normally take a few minutes to process. In rare occasions, this can take up to 8 hours to process if an order is placed outside of normal business hours. While waiting for your order to be processed, you can watch the SharkAlgo course and join our Discord community. SharkAlgo Course: [Course](/sharkalgo-course/sharkalgo-course.md) Discord Community: --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.sharkalgo.com/faq/general-information/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-access-after-purchasing.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.