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# Add an AWS GovCloud service account

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

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

If your organization uses AWS GovCloud (US) regions, you create a service account for each region. The credentials that you create during the service account creation, are used for Cloud Discovery and Cloud Cost Management.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_cmp.cloud_admin  
* AWS GovCloud (US) credentials for each GovCloud region.
* AWS GovCloud (US) account ID (from the AWS Management Console).
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## About this task

A service account holds the credential and account information that you created in your provider account. A cloud_admin can add an AWS GovCloud service account. Be sure to set up download jobs for billing and price sheet data for the service account.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to Cloud Cost Management WorkspaceOperationsAdministrationService accounts.
2. Select New.
3. On the Cloud Service Account form, fill in the fields.  
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   | Field | Description |
   |-|-|
   | Name | A unique and descriptive name for the service account. For example, <kbd class="ph userinput">AWS GovCloud SA 01</kbd>. |
   | Account Id | Account ID to which this credential belongs. |
   | Discovery credentials | Name of the credentials that you created in the [Create an AWS IAM user policy for Cloud Cost Management](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/dPhTcphlz_IcriCy3wxqkg "Create an Identity and Access Management (IAM) user profile that enables access to AWS data.") procedure. |
   | Datacenter URL | URL of the datacenter. For example, [https://ec2.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com](https://ec2.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/) |
   | 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 the Discovery application on the datacenter. |
   | Is Billing Account | The option for enabling the account to access billing data. |
   [Table 1. Cloud Service Account form fields]

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4. Select Save.

## Result

The service account gets created and displays the list of all discovered datacenters.
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