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Virtual Private Cloud:TagResources

Last Updated:Aug 28, 2026

Creates and binds tags to specified resources.

Operation description

Tags are key-value pairs that classify instances. Limits:

  • Tag keys on the same instance must be unique.

  • Tags must be bound to an instance.

  • Tag information is not shared across regions.

    For example, tags created in China (Hangzhou) are not visible in China (Shanghai).

  • VPCs, route tables, vSwitches, and EIPs under the same Alibaba Cloud account and region share tag information.

    A tag added to a VPC is available to vSwitches, route tables, and EIPs in the same account and region. You can modify or remove tags. Deleting an instance removes all its tags.

  • Each instance supports up to 20 tags. The system checks the tag count before adding and returns an error if this limit is exceeded.

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RAM authorization

No authorization for this operation. If you encounter issues with this operation, contact technical support.

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

ResourceType

string

Yes

The resource type. Valid values:

  • VPC: a VPC

  • VSWITCH: a vSwitch

  • ROUTETABLE: a route table

  • EIP: an EIP

  • VpnGateway: a VPN gateway

  • NATGATEWAY: a NAT gateway

  • COMMONBANDWIDTHPACKAGE: an EIP bandwidth plan

VPC

ResourceId

array

Yes

The resource ID. You can specify at most 20 IDs.

vpc-bp16qjewdsunr41m1****

string

No

The resource ID. You can specify up to 20 resource IDs.

Note

ResourceId.N is required.

vpc-bp16qjewdsunr41m1****

RegionId

string

Yes

The region ID of the resource.

Call the DescribeRegions operation to query available regions.

cn-hangzhou

Tag

array<object>

Yes

The tags to add.

TagResources

object

No

Key

string

No

The tag key. You can specify up to 20 tag keys.

Maximum length: 128 characters. Cannot start with aliyun or acs:, or contain http:// or https://.

Note

Tag.N.Key is required and cannot be empty.

FinanceDept

Value

string

No

The tag value. You can specify up to 20 tag values.

Maximum length: 128 characters. Cannot start with aliyun or acs:, or contain http:// or https://.

Note

Tag.N.Value is required but can be empty.

FinanceJoshua

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

RequestId

string

The request ID.

C46FF5A8-C5F0-4024-8262-B16B639225A0

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "C46FF5A8-C5F0-4024-8262-B16B639225A0"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 InvalidTagKey The tag keys are not valid. The tag index is invalid.
400 InvalidTagValue The tag values are not valid. The tag value is invalid.
400 MissingParam %s
400 InvalidInstanceType.NotFound The instance type is not found The instance type is not found.
400 InvalidInstanceIds.NotFound The instanceIds are not found The instance ID is not found.
400 Forbidden.TagKeys The request do not allow to operate the tag keys You do not have the permissions to set the TagKeys parameter.
400 QuotaExceeded.TagNum Custom Tags quota exceeded The upper limit is reached.
400 InvalidTagScope.NotFound The tag scope is not found The resource scope is invalid.
400 Forbidden.NotAllowedCategary The System tag is not valid The error message returned because the system tag is invalid.
400 Forbidden.TagKey.Duplicated The specified tag key already exists. The tag resources are duplicated.
400 SizeLimitExceeded.TagNum The maximum number of tags is exceeded. The number of tags has reached the upper limit.
400 SizeLimitExceeded.ResourceId The maximum number of resource IDs is exceeded. The number of resource group IDs has reached the upper limit.
400 MissingParameter.TagValue The input parameter TagValue that is mandatory for processing this request is not supplied. The TagValue parameter is not set.
400 MissingParameter.TagKey The input parameter TagKey that is mandatory for processing this request is not supplied. The TagKey parameter is not set.
400 MissingParam.Tags You must specify the Tags parameter. The Tags parameter is not set.
400 DuplicatedParam.ResourceIds The parameter of ResourceIds contains duplicate values.
403 Forbidden User not authorized to operate on the specified resource. You do not have the permissions to manage the specified resource. Apply for the permissions and try again.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.