# Tag Management

## Overview

**Tags** are metadata labels that you can assign to resources (such as instances, storages, IPs, etc.). Each tag typically consists of a **key-value pair**—for example, `Environment=Production` or `Owner=Alice`.

<table><thead><tr><th width="148.53131103515625">Tag Key</th><th width="252.4659423828125">Tag Value</th><th>Use Case</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>Owner</code></td><td><code>Alice</code>, <code>Team‑DevOps</code>, <code>Console</code></td><td>Identify who is responsible for the resource.</td></tr><tr><td><code>Product</code></td><td><code>Bare Metal</code>, <code>Elastic Compute</code></td><td>Associate resources with a specific service.</td></tr><tr><td><code>Department</code></td><td><code>FIN123</code>, <code>HR‑456</code>, <code>ENG‑789</code></td><td>Enable cost allocation and billing transparency across departments.</td></tr><tr><td><code>Classification</code></td><td><code>Public</code>, <code>Internal</code>, <code>Confidential</code>, <code>Sensitive</code></td><td>Indicate the sensitivity or classification of data stored in or processed by the resource.</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Purpose and Use:**

1. **Resource Organization:** Tags help group and categorize resources logically, even if they are spread across different regions or accounts.
2. **Access Control:** Some cloud platforms allow policies or permissions to be applied based on tags.
3. **Billing and Cost Management:** Tags make it easier to track costs for specific projects, departments, or teams.
4. **Automation:** Scripts and tools can automatically manage resources (start, stop, backup) based on tags.

## Create a Tag

1. Go to <img src="/files/OpBVTu9w6b4cLMhp1sjt" alt="" data-size="line"> > **Team Settings** > **Tag** > **Create Tag**.

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2. Enter a new key and a new value to create a new tag, or select a key to add a value to it.\
   One key can have multiple values. You can create up to `20` tags at a time.
3. You can also upload an Excel file in the example format to create tags in bulk.

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## Bind Resources

After creating a tag, you can bing resources to this tag in **Actions** > **Bind Resources**.

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You can also unbind resources on Details page.

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## Delete a Tag

If you don't need a tag anymore, you can delete it in **Actions** > **Delete**.

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:blue;">**Note**</mark>

<mark style="color:blue;">Tags can only be deleted if they have no resources bound.</mark>

<mark style="color:blue;">If a tag has resources bound, you can unbind them before deleting the tag.</mark>
{% endhint %}


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