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Resource Management:CreateTags

Last Updated:Mar 30, 2026

Creates predefined tags.

Operation description

A preset tag is a tag that you create in advance and is available for the resources in all regions. You can create preset tags in the stage of tag planning and add them to specific resources in the stage of tag implementation. When you create a preset tag, you can specify only the tag key. You can specify a tag value in the future.

This topic provides an example on how to call the API operation to create a preset tag whose tag key is Environment to indicate the business environment.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

tag:CreateTags

create

*All Resource

*

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

RegionId

string

Yes

The region ID.

Note

Only cn-hangzhou is supported.

cn-hangzhou

TagKeyValueParamList

array<object>

Yes

The information about the tags.

array<object>

No

The key of tag N.

The tag key can be up to 128 characters in length and cannot start with acs: or aliyun. The tag key cannot contain http:// or https://.

Valid values of N: 1 to 10.

Key

string

Yes

The value of tag N.

The tag value can be up to 128 characters in length and cannot start with acs: or aliyun. The tag key cannot contain http:// or https://.

Valid values of N: 1 to 10.

Environment

TagValueParamList

array<object>

No

The information about the tag values.

object

No

The value of tag N.

The tag value can be up to 128 characters in length and cannot contain http:// or https://.

Valid values of N: 1 to 10.

Value

string

No

The value of tag N.

The tag value can be up to 128 characters in length and cannot contain http:// or https://.

Valid values of N: 1 to 10.

test

Description

string

No

The description of the value for tag N.

Valid values of N: 1 to 10.

Test environment

Description

string

No

The description of the key for tag N.

Valid values of N: 1 to 10.

Business environment

For more information about common request parameters, see Common parameters.

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

The returned result.

RequestId

string

The request ID.

94E16BB6-3FB6-1297-B5B2-ED2250F437CD

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "94E16BB6-3FB6-1297-B5B2-ED2250F437CD"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 MetaTagKeyHasValue The specified TagKey already bind tag value
403 WrongEndpoint Only the central endpoint supports the create and delete operation of meta tag. Only center endpoint supports meta tag create & delete operation.
403 InvalidParameter.Key The Key is invalid.
403 InvalidParameter.Value The Value is invalid.
403 NoPermission.Operator The user is not authorized to operate on the specified resource. The user is not authorized to operate on the specified resource.
403 MetaTagKey.BindingResources Binding resource exists for tag key. Binding resource exists for tag key.
403 MetaTagKeyNotFound The meta tag key is not found.
404 MissingParameter.TagKeyValueParamList The parameter TagKeyValueParamList must not be null. You must specify TagKeyValueParamList.
404 MissingParameter.Key The Key must not be empty.
404 MissingParameter.Value The Value must not be empty.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.