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title: Create a service account
description: Create a service account in CAM. A service account holds the credential and account information that you created in your provider account. Discovery uses the information to access your provider account and then obtain information on each logical datacenter that is associated with the account.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-operations-management/cloud-account-management/create-service-account.html
release: australia
product: Cloud Account Management
classification: cloud-account-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Populate dependent tables, Setting up Cloud Account Management in Cloud Workspace, Configure, Cloud Account Management, ITOM Cloud Accelerate, IT Operations Management]
---

# Create a service account

Create a service account in CAM. A service account holds the credential and account information that you created in your provider account. Discovery uses the information to access your provider account and then obtain information on each logical datacenter that is associated with the account.

## Before you begin

Role required: discovery\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Service Accounts**.

2.  Fill in the fields.

    For more information, see [Cloud Service Account form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/create-aws-service-accounts.md).

3.  Select **Submit**.