# Add a CloudTrail delegated administrator
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You can add a delegated administrator to manage an organization's CloudTrail resources, such as trails and event data stores.

You can add a CloudTrail delegated administrator for your AWS organization using the CloudTrail console or the AWS CLI.

Before you add a delegated administrator, be sure they have an account in your organization and you are signed in with the management account for your organization. For information about how to create a new AWS account for your organization, see [Creating an AWS account in your organization](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_accounts_create.html). For information about how to invite an existing AWS account to your organization, see [Inviting an AWS account to join your organization](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_accounts_invites.html).

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#### [ CloudTrail console ]

The following procedure shows you how to add a CloudTrail delegated administrator using the CloudTrail console.

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the CloudTrail console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/).

1. Choose **Settings** in the left navigation pane of the CloudTrail console.

1. In the **Organization delegated administrators** section, choose **Register administrator**.

1. Enter the twelve-digit AWS account ID of the account that you want to assign as the CloudTrail delegated administrator for the organization's trails and event data stores.

1. Choose **Register administrator**.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

The following example adds a CloudTrail delegated administrator.

```
aws cloudtrail register-organization-delegated-admin
  --member-account-id="memberAccountId"
```

This command produces no output if it's successful.

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