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# Managing cloud accounts

# Managing cloud accounts {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated July 25, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Managing a cloud account enables you to accomplish a range of tasks such as canceling, suspending, or reactivating cloud accounts, and adding unmanaged accounts.
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| Activity | Description |
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| [Cancel a Cloud account request](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/XcX7p4eyBirCzs4QCwM4cw "Cancel an account request that you have submitted.") | Requesters can cancel their own account requests. |
| [Suspend a Cloud account](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/3ItkOyaMtN~p~0eQVLIyCw "Suspend an account when there’s a budget constraint or the account owner isn’t available in the organization. Only admins and account owners can see the suspended accounts.") | Suspended accounts can still be used along with its resources, but new resources can't be created for it. Before requesting account suspension, the ServiceNow admin must have already set up a suspension configuration. |
| [Reactivate a cloud account](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/HKKCrWaUsq1iu2H1IlY~wQ "Reactivate an account that was previously suspended if there is a need retrieve the account. After reactivating an account, the account status changes from suspended to active. Only Cloud Account Management managed accounts can be reactivated.") | Suspended accounts can be reactivated. |
| [Add an unmanaged cloud account](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ZZ98m2QOwwOA3aLwd2B5Bg "Managing a cloud account involves tracking budgets, checking for configuration violations, and validating certificates. The procedure helps you to onboard an unmanaged cloud account.") | You can import cloud accounts to manage them. |
[Table 1. Account management activities]

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