How do I get AWS ACCESS KEY ID for Amazon

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I m totally new to AWS   I downloaded some sample code from Amazon and I need to set a number of constants    AWS ACCESS KEY ID AWS SECRET ACCESS KEY MERCHANT ID MARKETPLACE ID    I just created an AWS account  I want some type of sandbox account so I can try out the code samples   What are the exact steps I have to take to    Create a sandbox account Get these credentials

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Go to  http   aws amazon com  Sign Up  amp  create a new account  they ll give you the option for 1 year trial or similar  Go to your AWS account overview Account menu in the upper-right  has your name on it  sub-menu  Security Credentials

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To find the AWS SECRET ACCESS KEY Its better to create new  create  IAM  user Here is the steps https   docs aws amazon com IAM latest UserGuide id users create html 1  Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the IAM console at https   console aws amazon com iam     In the navigation pane  choose Users and then choose Add user

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Open the AWS Console Click on your username near the top right and select My Security Credentials Click on Users in the sidebar Click on your username Click on the Security Credentials tab Click Create Access Key Click Show User Security Credentials

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Amit s answer tells you how to get your AWS ACCESS KEY ID  but the Your Security Credentials page won t reveal your AWS SECRET ACCESS KEY   As this blog points out      Secret access keys are  as the name implies  secrets  like your   password  Just as AWS doesn   t reveal your password back to you if you   forgot it  you   d have to set a new password   the new security   credentials page does not allowing retrieval of a secret access key   after its initial creation   You should securely store your secret   access keys as a security best practice  but you can always generate   new access keys at any time    So if you don t remember your AWS SECRET ACCESS KEY  the blog goes on to tell how to create a new one    Create a new access key        Download the  csv key file  which contains the access key ID and secret access key        As for your other questions     I m not sure about MERCHANT ID and MARKETPLACE ID  I believe your sandbox question was addressed by Amit s point that you can play with AWS for a year without paying

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Amazon changes the admin console from time to time  hence the previous answers above are irrelevant in 2020  The way to get the secret access key  Oct 2020  is   go to IAM console  https   console aws amazon com iam click on  quot Users quot    see image   go to the user you need his access key    As i see the answers above  I can assume my answer will become irrelevant in a year max  -  HTH

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It is very dangerous to create an access key id in  My Account     Security Credentials   Because the key has all authority  Please create  IAM  user and attach only some policies you need

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