# Closing a member account in an organization with AWS Organizations
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If you no longer need a member account in your organization, you can close it from the [AWS Organizations console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/organizations/v2) following the instructions in this topic. You can only close a member account using the AWS Organizations console if your organization is in [All features](orgs_getting-started_concepts.md#feature-set-all) mode.

You can also close an AWS account directly from the [**Account** page](https://console.aws.amazon.com/billing/home#/account) in the AWS Management Console after signing in as the root user. For step-by-step instructions, see [Close an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-closing.html) in the *AWS Account Management Guide*. 

To close a management account, see [Closing a management account in your organization](orgs_manage_accounts_close_management.md).

## Close a member account
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When you sign in to the organization's management account, you can close member accounts that are part of your organization. To do this, complete the following steps.

**Important**  
Before you close your member account, we highly recommend that you review considerations and understand the impact for closing an account. For more information, see [What you need to know before closing your account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-closing.html#close-account-considerations) and [What to expect after you close your account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-closing.html#what-to-expect-after-closure) in the *AWS Account Management Guide*.

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#### [ AWS Management Console ]

**To close a member account from the AWS Organizations console**

1. Sign in to the [AWS Organizations console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/organizations/v2). You must sign in as an IAM user, or sign in as the root user ([not recommended](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html#lock-away-credentials)) in the organization’s management account.

1. On the **[AWS accounts](https://console.aws.amazon.com/organizations/v2/home/accounts)** page, find and choose the name of the member account you want to close. You can navigate the OU hierarchy, or look at a flat list of accounts without the OU structure. 

1. Choose **Close** next to the account name at the top of the page. This option is only available when an AWS organization is in [All features](orgs_getting-started_concepts.md#feature-set-all) mode.
**Note**  
If your organization is using [Consolidated billing](orgs_getting-started_concepts.md#feature-set-cb-only) mode, you won't be able to see the **Close** button in the console. To close an account in consolidated billing mode, sign in to the account you want to close as the root user. On the **Accounts** page, choose the **Close account** button, enter your account ID, and then choose the **Close account** button.

1. Read and ensure that you understand the account closure guidance.

1. Enter the member account ID, and then choose **Close account**. 

**Note**  
Any member account that you close will display a `CLOSED` label next to its account name in the AWS Organizations console for up to 90 days after the original closure date. After 90 days, the member account will be permanently closed and will no longer be displayed in the AWS Organizations console. Please note that it may take a few days for the account to be removed from the organization after permanent closure.

**To close a member account from the Accounts page**

Optionally, you can close an AWS member account directly from the **Accounts** page in the AWS Management Console. For step-by-step guidance, follow the instructions in [Close an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-closing.html) in the *AWS Account Management Guide*.

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#### [ AWS CLI & AWS SDKs ]

**To close an AWS account**  
You can use one of the following commands to close an AWS account:
+ AWS CLI: [close-account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/organizations/close-account.html)

  ```
  $ aws organizations close-account \
      --account-id 123456789012
  ```

  This command produces no output when successful.
+ AWS SDKs: [CloseAccount](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/APIReference/API_CloseAccount.html)

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