grafana/docs/sources/administration/service-accounts/create-service-account.md

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Create a service account in Grafana

A service account is a user account that you can use to run automated or compute workloads. For more information about how you can use service accounts, refer to [About service accounts]({{< relref "../service-accounts/about-service-accounts.md#">}}).

For more information about creating service accounts via the API, refer to [Create service account via API]({{< relref "../../http_api/serviceaccount.md#create-service-account">}}).

Before you begin

• Ensure you have added the feature toggle for service accounts serviceAccounts. For more information about adding the feature toggle, refer to [Enable service accounts]({{< relref "./enable-service-accounts.md#">}}).
• Ensure you have permission to create and edit service accounts. For more information about user permissions, refer to [About users and permissions]({{< relref "../manage-users-and-permissions/about-users-and-permissions.md#">}}).

To create a service account:

1. Sign in to Grafana and hover your cursor over the organization icon in the sidebar.
2. Click Service accounts.
3. Click New service account.
4. Enter a Display name.
5. The display name must be unique as it determines the ID associated with the service account.
   • We recommend that you use a consistent naming convention when you name service accounts. A consistent naming convention can help you scale and maintain service accounts in the future.
   • You can change the display name at any time.
6. Click Create service account.