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Obtaining the Account ID
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An account ID is required for some URLs when an API is called. To obtain an account ID, perform the following operations:

#. Sign up and log in to the management console.

#. Click the username in the upper right corner and choose **My Credentials** from the drop-down list.

   On the **My Credentials** page, view account IDs in the project list.


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      :alt: **Figure 1** Obtaining the Account ID

      **Figure 1** Obtaining the Account ID