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Switch between projects - Amazon Account Management
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Switch between projects

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You can only manage Amazon resources for one project at a time. You can always tell which project you are in based on the name in the upper right of the Amazon console.

Switch between projects for active sessions from the Amazon Web Services Management Console

To switch between projects for active sessions from the Amazon Web Services Management Console
  1. Open the Amazon Web Services Management Console.

  2. Choose your project name on the upper right of the Amazon Web Services Management Console.

  3. Choose Switch project.

  4. Under Active sessions, choose an active session. An active session is a session that's been signed in for up to 12 hours. The active session time can't be changed.

  5. You'll be redirected to the Amazon console home page for your new project.

Switch between projects in Amazon Settings

To switch between projects in Amazon Settings
  1. Open Amazon Settings at https://settings.aws.com.

  2. In the main navigation pane, choose the project you want to access.

  3. In the navigation bar on the upper right, choose Create and manage cloud infrastructure.

    You'll be redirected back to the Amazon Web Services Management Console for your new project.

Switch between projects from the Amazon Web Services Management Console

To switch between projects from the Amazon Web Services Management Console
  1. Open the Amazon Web Services Management Console.

  2. Choose Manage projects.

  3. In Amazon Settings, choose the project you want to access.

  4. In the navigation bar on the upper right, choose Create and manage cloud infrastructure.

    You'll be redirected back to the Amazon Web Services Management Console for your new project.