# AccountReference
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A reference to an AWS account, with optional display metadata.

## Contents
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 ** accountId **   <a name="networksecuritymanager-Type-AccountReference-accountId"></a>
The AWS account ID.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Fixed length of 12.  
Pattern: `(?:[0-9]{12})`   
Required: Yes

 ** email **   <a name="networksecuritymanager-Type-AccountReference-email"></a>
The email address associated with the account.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 6. Maximum length of 64.  
Required: No

 ** name **   <a name="networksecuritymanager-Type-AccountReference-name"></a>
The display name of the account.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 50.  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/network-security-manager-2025-10-30/AccountReference) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/network-security-manager-2025-10-30/AccountReference) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/network-security-manager-2025-10-30/AccountReference)