How to Get your Account Id with AWS CLI

Get your Account Id using AWS CLI #

To get your account id using AWS CLI, run the sts get-caller-identity command, setting the --query parameter to Account to filter the output.

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aws sts get-caller-identity --query "Account" --output text

The get-caller-identity command returns the User Id, Account Id, and the ARN of the caller (User or role).

To only return the account id, we've set the --query parameter to filter by the Account property.

In the command above, we've also set the --output parameter to text to remove the double quotes around the account number. By default the output is set to JSON.

You can also redirect the output from the command to a file on the local file system:

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aws sts get-caller-identity --query "Account" --output text > account-id.txt

To get your account Id using the AWS console, you have to click on your username in the navigation bar.

Further Reading #

• AWS CDK Tutorial for Beginners - Step-by-Step Guide
• How does AWS CDK work
• What is a Token in AWS CDK
• CDK Constructs - Complete Guide
• What is an identifier (id) in AWS CDK
• How to use Context in AWS CDK
• How to use Parameters in AWS CDK