Managing AWS subsidiary account connections - AWS Partner Central
Key ConceptsAccessing Account ConnectionsSending Connection Requests to Your Own Seller Accounts That You Want To Connect With Your Partner AccountAccepting Connection RequestsView and Manage Connected AccountsGetting Help

Managing AWS subsidiary account connections

From Account Connections, you can manage connections between your own partner or seller accounts. For example, you have multiple AWS Marketplace Seller Accounts, you want to connect with your Partner Account.

Key Concepts

Primary Account

The primary account is an account where you're registered as both a partner and seller. Use this account for administration purposes and to send connection requests.

Connected Accounts

Seller accounts that you own and want to connect with or have connected to your primary account.

Accessing Account Connections

To access Account Connections:

  1. Sign into AWS Partner Central.

  2. From the left navigation panel, select click on the left side panel and then select Subsidiary Account Connections.

Note

In order to send connection requests to any new account, you need to be logged into your primary account.

Sending Connection Requests to Your Own Seller Accounts That You Want To Connect With Your Partner Account

Once you are in Primary account and in the Subsidiary Account Connections page, you can view all the accounts that you own and are already connected. To connect new accounts:

  1. Click on Send connection request.

  2. Fill out the connection request form with:

    • Your full name

    • Your email address

    • 12-digit AWS account IDs of the accounts that you own and want to connect with

  3. Review your selections.

  4. Confirm all accounts added in the selected account table.

  5. Click on Send connection request.

A connection request is sent to each account in the table.

Note

If you need help to know your AWS Account ID, refer to https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-identifiers.html.

Important

Only connect accounts that you own (for example, AWS Marketplace seller accounts). Do not add accounts owned by other partners.

Accepting Connection Requests

To accept connection requests, you need to log into your subsidiary accounts that you sent the connection request to. For each account:

  1. Sign in to AWS Partner Central.

  2. In the left navigation pane, choose Subsidiary Account Connections.

  3. Choose the Connection Requests tab and navigate to Connection Requests.

  4. Select the connection request from your primary account.

  5. Click Accept to connect with your primary account.

To decline: Choose Reject instead of Accept.

View and Manage Connected Accounts

To view and manage all your connected Accounts:

  1. Sign in to your primary account AWS Partner Central.

  2. Navigate to the Subsidiary Account Connections page.

  3. View the Account Connections tab to see all accounts connected with your primary account.

Getting Help

For additional support with Partner Discovery, Partner Connections, and Account Connections:

  • Contact AWS Partner Support through your AWS Partner Central account

  • Access the Partner Central Help Center for detailed documentation

  • Reach out to your Partner Development Manager (PDM) for guidance

  • Join Partner Central community forums for peer support