AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Creates an alias for your Amazon Web Services account. For information about using an Amazon Web Services account alias, see Creating, deleting, and listing an Amazon Web Services account alias in the Amazon Web Services Sign-In User Guide.

Note:

For .NET Core this operation is only available in asynchronous form. Please refer to CreateAccountAliasAsync.

Namespace: Amazon.IdentityManagement
Assembly: AWSSDK.IdentityManagement.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

C#
public virtual CreateAccountAliasResponse CreateAccountAlias(
         CreateAccountAliasRequest request
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.IdentityManagement.Model.CreateAccountAliasRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the CreateAccountAlias service method.

Return Value


The response from the CreateAccountAlias service method, as returned by IdentityManagementService.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
ConcurrentModificationException The request was rejected because multiple requests to change this object were submitted simultaneously. Wait a few minutes and submit your request again.
EntityAlreadyExistsException The request was rejected because it attempted to create a resource that already exists.
LimitExceededException The request was rejected because it attempted to create resources beyond the current Amazon Web Services account limits. The error message describes the limit exceeded.
ServiceFailureException The request processing has failed because of an unknown error, exception or failure.

Examples

The following command associates the alias examplecorp to your AWS account.

To create an account alias


var client = new AmazonIdentityManagementServiceClient();
var response = client.CreateAccountAlias(new CreateAccountAliasRequest 
{
    AccountAlias = "examplecorp"
});


            

Version Information

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5 and newer, 3.5

See Also