---
title: "Create AWS account external id"
method: POST
path: "/setup/credentials/aws/externalId"
tags: ["Accounts"]
---

# Create AWS account external id

`POST /setup/credentials/aws/externalId`

Create aws account external id \
You should use the external id when creating your AWS role for your spot account \
and after you create the role you need to call [set-aws-credentials Set Credentials for AWS](https://spec.dev.spot.io/#operation/OrganizationsAndAccountsSetCloudCredentialsForAWS) \
to link your AWS account with your spot account

## Parameters

- `#/paths/~1azure~1costs/get/parameters/0` — unresolved $ref

## Response `200`

Create AWS Acccount External Id Response

- object
  - `request` object — Original request properties
    - `id` string — Unique ID associated with this request
    - `url` string — The URL that was used for the request
    - `method` string — The HTTP **METHOD** used for the request
    - `timestamp` string — When the request was received by Spot
  - `response` object — Response package that includes, status, type and any relevant data.
    - `status` object
      - `code` integer — HTTP status code assigned to this response
      - `message` string — HTTP status message for the respective status code
    - `kind` string — The data type of each item in the response
    - `items` object[] — Array of data objects
      - `externalId` string — Token
      - `maxValidUntil` string — Max Valid Until
    - `count` integer — Size of the data object array

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request

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