# Managing AWS subsidiary account connections
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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
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### Primary Account
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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
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Seller accounts that you own and want to connect with or have connected to your primary account.

## Accessing Account Connections
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To access Account Connections:

1. Sign into [AWS Partner Central](https://us-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/partnercentral).

1. 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
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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**.

1. 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

1. Review your selections.

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

1. 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](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
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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](https://us-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/partnercentral).

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

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

1. Select the connection request from your primary account.

1. Click **Accept** to connect with your primary account.

To decline: Choose **Reject** instead of **Accept**.

## View and Manage Connected Accounts
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To view and manage all your connected Accounts:

1. Sign in to your primary account [AWS Partner Central](https://us-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/partnercentral).

1. Navigate to the Subsidiary Account Connections page.

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

## Getting Help
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For additional support with Partner Discovery, Partner Connections, and Account Connections:
+ Contact [AWS Partner Support](https://partnercentral.awspartner.com/partnercentral2/s/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