Get Account

organizations.describe_account
ActionAmazon Web Servicesconnection required

Calls the AWS organizations API (SigV4).

Read one account's name, email and status.

Connection

Required
Yes — the node will not save without one
Auth type
API key
Providers
AWS Organizations
Secret shape
{"access_key_id", "secret_access_key"}
Config it needs
region
Resolved by
config.connection_id, else node.connection_id

Configuration

2 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.

FieldTypeRequiredDefaultConstraintsExample
region
AWS region (overrides the connection).
stringNo———
account_id
12-digit account id.
stringYes———

Output

One shape.

result

FieldTypeExample
account_id
string—
arn
Full ARN — what Organizations' tagging and policy calls take.
string—
name
string—
email
string—
status
string—
joined_at
When the account joined the organization, epoch seconds.
number—
{
  "account_id": "",
  "arn": "",
  "email": "",
  "joined_at": 0,
  "name": "",
  "status": ""
}

Related AWS Organizations nodes

See Get Account run in a workflow.

In a technical demo we add the AWS Organizations connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.