# Signing up for AWS
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Before you can use any AWS service, including Amazon Polly, you must sign up for AWS.

## 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*.

For more information about IAM, see the following:
+ [AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)](https://aws.amazon.com/iam/)
+ [Getting started with IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/getting-started.html)
+ [IAM User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/)

**Note**  
Note your AWS account ID. You will need it in the next steps.