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# Add an AWS service account

# Add an AWS service account {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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Add an AWS service account to store the credential and access information.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_clin_core.insights_admin

Set up download jobs for billing and price sheet data for the service account.
[Configure the MID Server for AWS IAM role](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=config-mid-iam-roles&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-it-operations-management&ft:locale=en-US).

## About this task

A service account is a secure record on your instance that stores the credential and access information for your provider account. Discovery uses the information to access your provider account to get data on each resource in each specified datacenter. A cloud account can include multiple service accounts and even service accounts from
different providers. For each service account, you specify which datacenters to include in the cloud account.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to Cloud Cost Management WorkspaceOperationsAdministrationService accounts.
2. Select New.
3. On the form, fill in the fields.  
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   | Field | Description |
   |-|-|
   | Name | Unique and meaningful name for this service account. |
   | Account Id | 12-digit user account number. Expand the list under the AWS account name on the AWS Management Console to view the number. Important: Remove the hyphen characters (-) from the number. |
   | Discovery credentials | The credentials needed for ServiceNow applications to access this account. You may configure this field at a later stage, while configuring access to AWS accounts. * If you configured AWS credentials at ServiceNow AI Platform, select the name of the relevant AWS credential. * To use other AWS accounts to access this account, leave the field empty. For example, you don't need to specify the AWS credentials for accounts assuming IAM roles or member accounts using their management account for access. {#aws-service-acct-add-cloudin__ul_dzk_wm2_1yb} |
   | Datacenter URL | URL of the datacenter. This field is required only for AWS GovCloud (US) accounts. For example, https://ec2.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/{#aws-service-acct-add-cloudin__filepath_ijp_cn2_1yb} . |
   | Datacenter Type | Type of the datacenter where the account is hosted. Select AWS datacenter. |
   | Datacenter discovery status | Status and timestamp of the last execution of Discovery on the datacenter. This value is generated automatically. |
   | Is Billing Account | Option for enabling the account to access billing data. |
   [Table 1. Cloud Service Account]

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4. Select Save.

## Result

The service account that you created gets listed on the Service accounts page.
**Related tasks**   

* [Schedule and manage the jobs that download AWS billing data](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/_inL1d8mu4KHUUy3iP~6wA "Billing Download jobs download, organize, and store billing data for your payer account on the schedule that you specify. The system analyzes the data to generate reports and to make recommendations for changes in your cloud operations that can lead to cost savings.")
* [Schedule and manage the Cloud Cost Management jobs that download AWS price sheets](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/_APC6M7qbnzoqzyQ7iH0Hg "A Price Sheet Download job downloads and stores price sheet data. The Rightsizing and Unused resources processes use price sheet data when generating recommendations.")

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