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# 1Password Service Accounts

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1Password Service Accounts help automate secrets management in your applications and infrastructure without the need to deploy additional services.

Service accounts work well for shared environments because they provide an authentication method for [1Password CLI](/cli/) that isn't associated with an individual. You control which vaults and Environments are accessible and which actions the service account can perform. And you can see what items a service account accesses by creating a [usage report](https://support.1password.com/reports#create-a-usage-report-for-a-team-member-service-account-or-vault).

You can create up to 100 service accounts.

<Tip>
  **Not sure if service accounts are for you?**

  See the [secrets automation comparison table](/secrets-automation/#comparison).
</Tip>

## Use cases

You can use 1Password Service Accounts to accomplish a variety of tasks:

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    Use a service account to provision an account with a secret stored in 1Password.

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    Use a service account to automatically access your secrets in continuous integration environments.

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    <br />

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    Using a service account helps you implement the principal of least privilege and avoid the limitations of personal accounts (for example, SSO and MFA requirements).
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    Use service accounts to securely share and manage infrastructure secrets to streamline development workflows.
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## Get started

Learn how to get started and how to create, manage, and integrate with service accounts.

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