# Sign up for an AWS account
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If you do not have an AWS account, complete the following steps to create one.

**If you have an AWS organization, create an account:**

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

1. In the navigation pane, choose **AWS accounts**.

1. Choose **Add an AWS account**.

1. Choose **Create an AWS account** and provide the requested details. Choose **Create AWS account**.

**To sign up for an AWS account**

1. Open [https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup](https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup)

1. Follow the online instructions.

   Part of the sign-up procedure involves receiving a phone call and entering a verification code on the phone keypad.

    When you sign up for an AWS account, an *AWS account root user* is created. The root user has access to all AWS services and resources in the account. As a security best practice, [assign administrative access to an administrative user](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/getting-started.html), and use only the root user to perform [tasks that require root user access](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/root-user-tasks.html).