A service account is a set of credentials (client ID and client secret) that allows you to manage your organization programmatically by enabling you to authenticate to the Anaconda.com organization management API. Only administrators can create service accounts. You can create as many service accounts per organization as you need. However, Anaconda recommends limiting the number of service accounts to no more than is absolutely necessary. Restricting the number of service accounts enhances your organization’s security posture. For more information, see Managing your organization using the API.

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Creating a service account

To create a service account:
  1. Sign in to Anaconda.com.
  2. Navigate to your Organizations page.
  3. Select the organization you want to create a service account for.
  4. Under User Management, select Service Accounts.
  5. Click Add Account.
  6. Provide a name for your service account.
    Service account names must be created using lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, or underscores, and cannot contain spaces or special characters.
  7. Click Save.
    Save your Client Secret somewhere secure! Once you close the window, you will not be able to recover the Client Secret.