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layout: "aws"
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page_title: "AWS: aws_caller_identity"
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sidebar_current: "docs-aws-datasource-caller-identity"
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description: |-
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Get information about the identity of the caller for the provider
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connection to AWS.
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# aws\_caller\_identity
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Use this data source to get the access to the effective Account ID in
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which Terraform is working.
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~> **NOTE on `aws_caller_identity`:** - an Account ID is only available
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if `skip_requesting_account_id` is not set on the AWS provider. In such
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cases, the data source will return an error.
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## Example Usage
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```
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data "aws_caller_identity" "current" { }
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output "account_id" {
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value = "${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}"
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}
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```
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## Argument Reference
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There are no arguments available for this data source.
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## Attributes Reference
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`account_id` is set to the ID of the AWS account.
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