How to Use ABCI

ABCI Application Procedure

  1. ABCI Application Procedure for those who do not have ABCI Accounts
  2. ABCI Application Procedure for those who have ABCI Accounts
  3. First time logging in to the ABCI User Portal
  4. Changes to the registered ABCI User/Group Information
  5. Paying ABCI Fees
  6. For fee quote

ABCI Application Procedure for those who do not have ABCI Accounts

ABCI Application Procedure for those who do not have ABCI Accounts

  1. If you have not applied for continued use by March of the previous year, your ABCI account may be invalid. If you would like to apply for continued use after April, please access the user portal from here.
  2. Please download ABCI Agreement (PDF). Agreeing to ABCI Agreement is a condition for applying for use. In principle, we do not issue free trial accounts.
  3. Please apply for ABCI through the following website.
  4. Precautions:
    • If the users include Japanese students, etc., the Supervisory User must declare the “Specific Categories” of the students, etc. when applying for use.

When applying for “Development Acceleration Use”

  1. Please copy the “Reception number (e.g. GP00070)” listed in the automated reply email of “Application Reception”.
  2. Please apply at “Development Acceleration Use” Form in Japaneseas well. There shall be a space to enter the “Reception Number (e.g. GP00070)” copied above (this will be used to check against the “ABCI 3.0 New Group Application”).
  3. AISol and AIST members will conduct a review regarding “Development Acceleration Use.”

Please respond to inquiries from AISol as required

You shall receive “approval notification” email

  1. After AISol has confirmed that the contents of the application form are consistent with the terms and conditions, it will send an “approval notice” by email to the Supervisory User.
  2. Each user will receive an email with instructions on how to activate an “ABCI account.” Simply follow the instructions in the email to begin using ABCI.

You shall received a “Response Letter” and “Usage Fee Payment Invoice” from AISol’s business partner (BOD Co., Ltd.)

  1. The “Response Letter” shall be sent by post to the Billing address. At that time, a “User Fee Payment Invoice” shall be enclosed.
  2. If you have not received a response within 10 business days after submitting your application, please contact the “Application Reception” Desk.




ABCI Application Procedure for those who have ABCI Accounts

New/Continued use application by “Supervisory User” or “User Administrator”

  1. If you have applied for continued use by March of the previous year, or if you have applied for and been approved for continued use for one or more groups after April, your ABCI account will be “active.” If this applies to you, please access the User Portal from here.
  2. The fees are revised every year. Please check the latest version of the ABCI Agreement and fees before applying.
  3. Please apply for ABCI through the following website.
  4. When applying for renewal, you can change the following. If there are any changes, make sure to make the changes.
    • Information about “Supervisory User” (If you wish to change the “Supervisory User” to another person, please submit a “Change of “Supervisory User”” application after your continuation application has been approved.)
    • Research theme and overview
    • User deletion (e.g. retirement/graduation)
    • Change in user attributes (e.g. from student to company employee)
  5. Precautions:
    • If the users include Japanese students, etc., the Supervisory User must declare the “Specific Categories” of the students, etc. when applying for use.
    • Please apply for users based on the latest information. If a student graduates or an employee leaves the company, please delete or edit the user information appropriately.
    • Non-residents and users falling under certain categories are subject to an annual review of export control procedures when using ABCI.
    • Please download Foreign Checklist
    • Transferring your ABCI account to another person is prohibited.
    • In the case of a continued use application, you cannot change the ABCI account because the specifications do not allow changing the “Supervisory User.” If you want to change the email address of the “Supervisory User” for the application to a different email address from the previous year’s email address for approval/rejection of the application, please change the email address to that of a “Supervisory User.” After receiving the approval email, please apply for a change of the “Supervisory User”.

When applying for “Development Acceleration Use”

  1. Please copy the “Reception number (e.g. GP00070)” listed in the automated reply email of “Application Reception”.
  2. Please apply at “Development Acceleration Use” Form in Japanese as well. There shall be a space to enter the “Reception Number (e.g. GP00070)” copied above (this will be used to check against the “ABCI 3.0 New Group Application”).
  3. AISol and AIST members will conduct a review regarding “Development Acceleration Use.”

Please respond to inquiries from AISol as required

You shall receive “approval notification” email

  1. After AISol has confirmed that the contents of the application form are consistent with the terms and conditions, it will send an “approval notice” by email to the Supervisory User.
  2. Each user will receive an email with instructions on how to activate an “ABCI account.” Simply follow the instructions in the email to begin using ABCI.

You shall received a “Response Letter” from AISol’s business partner (BOD Co., Ltd.)

  1. The “User Fee Payment Invoice” shall be sent by post to the Billing address. At that time, a “Response Letter” shall not be enclosed.




First time logging in to the ABCI User Portal

First time logging in to the ABCI User Portal

  • An email with the subject “Welcome to the ABCI Portal Site” will be sent to your registered email address.
  • Access the URL in the email and press the “Send Verification Code” button.
  • When you receive the “Verification Code” to your registered email address, enter it in the “Verification Code” field on the web page above and press “Next.”
  • The screen will move to “Declaration regarding “Specific Categories” applicability.” Select either “Not applicable” or “Applicable” and press “Declaration.” (Japanese students and other users and users who have submitted the non-resident checklist are not eligible, so the declaration screen regarding “Specific Categories” applicability will not be displayed.)
  • The screen will transition to “Agree to ABCI Agreement.” Read the Agreement, and if you agree, select “Agree” and then press “Agree to all and proceed to next step.”
  • The screen will transition to “Select User Authority”, so select “Supervisory User,” “User Administrator” or “Other Users” and press “Complete”.
  • The “Change Password” screen will appear, so enter your new password and click “Change Password.”
  • This completes the initial login.

<Reference：ABCI User Portal guide in Japanese>

Please log in to the ABCI User Portal.
And complete the “Declaration of “Specific Categories” applicability” and “Register SSH public key”

Now you can start using ABCI.




Changes to the registered ABCI User/Group Information

Application of changes to ABCI user registration Information

“Supervisory User” or “User Administrator” should apply.

Please respond to inquiries from AISol as required

The changes are reflected.

Please check the User Portal.




Paying ABCI Fees

A Usage Fee Payment Request Form will be sent to the Billing address by post from BOD CO.,LTD. (an authorized fee collection agency for AISol’s ABCI)

Please pay the fee by the method specified on the “Usage Fee Payment Invoice”

  • Bank transfer fees shall be borne by the ABCI user company.
  • Generally, receipts are not issued.
  • If you require a receipt, please contact the fee collection agency (BOD Co., Ltd.).




If you need a quotation or other documents

Request an "ABCI Usage Quotation, etc."
from BOD CO.,LTD. as an authorized payment agency for AIST's ABCI.

• Contact ABCI to BOD CO.,LTD.： abci_gyoumukanri@bod-grp.com
• Document Issuance Request Form： https://bod.fmcloud.jp/fmi/webd/ABCI_docdeli (Japanese only)

The following documents are available to issuance.

• Quotation • Invoice • Reissue invoice • Delivery note • Others

Receipt of "ABCI Usage Quotation, etc." from BOD CO.,LTD. as an authorized payment agency for AIST's ABCI