# Managing accounts in an organization with Amazon Organizations
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An *Amazon Web Services account* is a container for your Amazon resources. You create and manage your Amazon resources in an Amazon Web Services account.

This topic describes how to manage accounts for Amazon Organizations.

**Topics**
+ [Management account](orgs-manage_accounts_management.md)
+ [Member accounts](orgs-manage_accounts_members.md)
+ [Account invitations](orgs_manage_accounts_invites.md)
+ [Migrate an account](orgs_account_migration.md)
+ [View details of an account](orgs_view_account.md)
+ [Export account details](orgs_manage_accounts_export.md)
+ [Monitor account states](orgs_manage_accounts_account_state.md)
+ [Update alternate contacts for an account](orgs_manage_accounts_update_contacts.md)
+ [Update primary contact for an account](orgs_manage_accounts_update_contacts_primary.md)
+ [Update Amazon Web Services Regions for an account](orgs_manage_accounts_update_enabled_regions.md)