After careful consideration, we decided to end support for Amazon FinSpace, effective October 7, 2026. Amazon FinSpace will no longer accept new customers beginning October 7, 2025. As an existing customer with an Amazon FinSpace environment created before October 7, 2025, you can continue to use the service as normal. After October 7, 2026, you will no longer be able to use Amazon FinSpace. For more information, see [Amazon FinSpace end of support](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/finspace/latest/userguide/amazon-finspace-end-of-support.html). 

# Sign up for Amazon Web Services
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**Important**  
Amazon FinSpace Dataset Browser will be discontinued on {{March 26, 2025}}. Starting {{November 29, 2023}}, FinSpace will no longer accept the creation of new Dataset Browser environments. Customers using [Amazon FinSpace with Managed Kdb Insights](https://aws.amazon.com/finspace/features/managed-kdb-insights/) will not be affected. For more information, review the [FAQ](https://aws.amazon.com/finspace/faqs/) or contact [AWS Support](https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/) to assist with your transition.

When you sign up for AWS, your account is automatically signed up for all services in AWS, including Amazon FinSpace. You are charged only for the services that you use.

If you already have an AWS account, skip to the next step.

## Sign up for an AWS account
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To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating an AWS account, see [Getting started with an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) in the *AWS Account Management Reference Guide*.

## (Optional) Attach managed policies for creating FinSpace environment
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To create a FinSpace environment, the user performing the actions must have IAM permissions for `AdministratorAccess` or must have the FinSpace managed policy attached to their role. This step is optional if the user has `AdministratorAccess` permissions. Create and attach FinSpace managed policies to the account you used to create the FinSpace environment. These policies grant permissions to create the FinSpace environment and superusers in an AWS account.

1. Create a managed policy on the JSON tab for FinSpace. For more information, see [Creating policies on the JSON tab](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create-console.html#access_policies_create-json-editor).

1. Use the following managed policy:

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#### [ JSON ]

****  

```
{
    "Version":"2012-10-17",		 	 	 
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "finspace:*"
            ],
            "Resource": "*"
        }
    ]
}
```

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