# Account
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Contains information about an Amazon account that is a member of an organization.

## Contents
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 ** Arn **   <a name="organizations-Type-Account-Arn"></a>
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the account.  
For more information about ARNs in Organizations, see [ARN Formats Supported by Organizations](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_awsorganizations.html#awsorganizations-resources-for-iam-policies) in the * Amazon Service Authorization Reference*.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `^arn:aws:organizations::\d{12}:account\/o-[a-z0-9]{10,32}\/\d{12}`   
Required: No

 ** Email **   <a name="organizations-Type-Account-Email"></a>
The email address associated with the Amazon account.  
The [regex pattern](http://wikipedia.org/wiki/regex) for this parameter is a string of characters that represents a standard internet email address.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 6. Maximum length of 64.  
Pattern: `[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+`   
Required: No

 ** Id **   <a name="organizations-Type-Account-Id"></a>
The unique identifier (ID) of the account.  
The [regex pattern](http://wikipedia.org/wiki/regex) for an account ID string requires exactly 12 digits.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 12.  
Pattern: `^\d{12}$`   
Required: No

 ** JoinedMethod **   <a name="organizations-Type-Account-JoinedMethod"></a>
The method by which the account joined the organization.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `INVITED | CREATED`   
Required: No

 ** JoinedTimestamp **   <a name="organizations-Type-Account-JoinedTimestamp"></a>
The date the account became a part of the organization.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

 ** Name **   <a name="organizations-Type-Account-Name"></a>
The friendly name of the account.  
The [regex pattern](http://wikipedia.org/wiki/regex) that is used to validate this parameter is a string of any of the characters in the ASCII character range.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 50.  
Pattern: `[\s\S]*`   
Required: No

 ** Paths **   <a name="organizations-Type-Account-Paths"></a>
The paths in the organization where the account exists.  
Type: Array of strings  
Pattern: `^(o-[a-z0-9]{10,32}\/r-[0-9a-z]{4,32}(\/ou\-[0-9a-z]{4,32}-[a-z0-9]{8,32})*(\/\d{12})*)\/`   
Required: No

 ** State **   <a name="organizations-Type-Account-State"></a>
Each state represents a specific phase in the account lifecycle. Use this information to manage account access, automate workflows, or trigger actions based on account state changes.  
For more information about account states and their implications, see [Monitor the state of your Amazon Web Services accounts](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_accounts_account_state.html) in the * Amazon Organizations User Guide*.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `PENDING_ACTIVATION | ACTIVE | SUSPENDED | PENDING_CLOSURE | CLOSED`   
Required: No

 ** Status **   <a name="organizations-Type-Account-Status"></a>
The status of the account in the organization.  
The `Status` parameter in the `Account` object will be retired on September 9, 2026. Although both the account `State` and account `Status` parameters are currently available in the Amazon Organizations APIs (`DescribeAccount`, `ListAccounts`, `ListAccountsForParent`), we recommend that you update your scripts or other code to use the `State` parameter instead of `Status` before September 9, 2026.
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ACTIVE | SUSPENDED | PENDING_CLOSURE`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following:
+  [Amazon SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForCpp/organizations-2016-11-28/Account) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Java V2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForJavaV2/organizations-2016-11-28/Account) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForRubyV3/organizations-2016-11-28/Account)