az-tag
Manage tags on Azure resources
TLDR
Add tags to a resource
$ az tag create --resource-id [resource-id] --tags [env=prod team=dev]
List all tags in a subscription$ az tag list
Show tags on a resource$ az tag show --resource-id [resource-id]
Update tags on a resource (merge)$ az tag update --resource-id [resource-id] --operation Merge --tags [newkey=newvalue]
Replace all tags on a resource$ az tag update --resource-id [resource-id] --operation Replace --tags [key=value]
Delete specific tags from a resource$ az tag update --resource-id [resource-id] --operation Delete --tags [keytoremove]
Delete a tag name from subscription$ az tag delete --name [tagname]
SYNOPSIS
az tag subcommand [options]
DESCRIPTION
az tag manages Azure resource tags, which are metadata key-value pairs used for organizing and categorizing resources. Tags help with cost management, automation, and governance.
Tags can be applied at subscription, resource group, or individual resource level. Resources do not inherit tags from their parent resource group.
PARAMETERS
--resource-id
The resource ID to apply tags to.--tags
Space-separated tags as key=value pairs.--operation
Operation for update: Merge, Replace, or Delete.--name -n
Tag name for subscription-level operations.
SUBCOMMANDS
create
Create tags on a resource.delete
Delete a tag from the subscription.list
List the entire set of tags on a subscription.show
Get tags on a resource.update
Update tags on a resource.add-value
Add a tag value to a tag name.remove-value
Remove a tag value from a tag name.
CAVEATS
Requires Azure CLI to be installed and authenticated. Maximum of 50 tags per resource. Tag names are case-insensitive but tag values are case-sensitive. Some resource types do not support tags.
SEE ALSO
az(1), az-lock(1), az-provider(1)