You can remove a tag from a resource when the tag is no longer needed to manage or retrieve the resource. This topic describes how to remove a tag from a resource in the Elastic Compute Service (ECS) console. If you remove a tag from a resource and the tag is not added to any other resources, this tag is automatically deleted.
Prerequisites
A tag is added to specific resources.
Background information
- Up to 20 tags can be removed at a time.
- If you remove a tag from all of its resources such as ECS instances, snapshots, and security groups, the tag is deleted.
Procedure
The following section provides an example on how to remove a tag named ECS:Documentation from one or more ECS instances.
Result
After the tag is removed from one or more resources, you can click the icon on the Resources tab to verify the removal.
What to do next
If you implement access control or automated O&M, or generate bill reports based on tags, you need to pay attention to the business changes caused by removing the tags. For more information, see Considering ramifications of future changes.