# CreateGovCloudAccount
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The `CreateGovCloudAccount` API operation is available to use only in the context of an organization that is managed by the AWS Organizations service. The API operation is defined in that service's namespace.

For more information, see [CreateGovCloudAccount](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/APIReference/API_CreateGovCloudAccount.html) in the *AWS Organizations API Reference*.