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Extract the AWS Account ID and Access Keys
The 12-digit number known as the AWS account ID is a unique identifier for your AWS account. The AWS access keys are specific to a user. Create a user, and then use the access keys to create the external credential.
| REQUIRED EDITIONS |
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| Available in: Lightning Experience |
| Available in: Enterprise, Unlimited, Professional, and Developer Editions |
| USER PERMISSIONS NEEDED | |
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| To enable Einstein and Contracts AI settings | Contracts AI Clause Designer AND Prompt Template Manager AND NLP Service AND Scoring Framework Admin |
- Log in to your AWS account.
- In the Dashboard, copy and save the Account ID from the AWS Account section.
- Click , and then click Create user.
- Enter a user name, and then click Next.
- Select Attach policies directly.
- Type texttract in the search field, and then select the AmazonTextractFullAccess policy name.
- Click Next.
- Click Create user.
- Click the user name you created.
- Click Create access key.
- Select the Command Line interface (CLI) use case.
- Select I understand the above recommendation and want to proceed to create an access key confirmation. Click Next.
- Click Create access key.
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Copy and save the Access key.
You can’t retrieve the access key later.
- Click Show.
- Copy and save the secret access key.
- Click Done.

