> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kosli.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

<AgentInstructions>

## Submitting Feedback

If you encounter incorrect, outdated, or confusing documentation on this page, submit feedback:

POST https://docs.kosli.com/feedback

```json
{
  "path": "/client_reference/kosli_tag",
  "feedback": "Description of the issue"
}
```

Only submit feedback when you have something specific and actionable to report.

</AgentInstructions>

# kosli tag

> Tag a resource in Kosli with key-value pairs.  

## Synopsis

```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli tag RESOURCE-TYPE RESOURCE-ID [flags]
```

Tag a resource in Kosli with key-value pairs.
use --set to add or update tags, and --unset to remove tags.

## Flags

| Flag                 | Description                                                                                                                          |
| :------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| -D, --dry-run        | \[optional] Run in dry-run mode. When enabled, no data is sent to Kosli and the CLI exits with 0 exit code regardless of any errors. |
| -h, --help           | help for tag                                                                                                                         |
| --set stringToString | \[optional] The key-value pairs to tag the resource with. The format is: key=value                                                   |
| --unset strings      | \[optional] The list of tag keys to remove from the resource.                                                                        |

## Flags inherited from parent commands

| Flag                      | Description                                                                                                 |
| :------------------------ | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| -a, --api-token string    | The Kosli API token.                                                                                        |
| -c, --config-file string  | \[optional] The Kosli config file path. (default "kosli")                                                   |
| --debug                   | \[optional] Print debug logs to stdout. A boolean flag [docs](/faq/#boolean-flags) (default false)          |
| -H, --host string         | \[defaulted] The Kosli endpoint. (default "[https://app.kosli.com](https://app.kosli.com)")                 |
| --http-proxy string       | \[optional] The HTTP proxy URL including protocol and port number. e.g. `http://proxy-server-ip:proxy-port` |
| -r, --max-api-retries int | \[defaulted] How many times should API calls be retried when the API host is not reachable. (default 3)     |
| --org string              | The Kosli organization.                                                                                     |

## Live Examples in different CI systems

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="GitHub">
    View an example of the `kosli tag` command in GitHub.

    In [this YAML file](https://github.com/cyber-dojo/aws-prod-co-promotion/blob/1085da6ce837c6ebc77dda1e23b5de4e3c33380f/.github/workflows/promote_one.yml#L73)
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="GitLab">
    View an example of the `kosli tag` command in GitLab.

    In [this YAML file](https://gitlab.com/cyber-dojo/creator/-/blob/48bdbd3b059d45489e8ae5f9f680f48bc6201ad8/.gitlab/workflows/main.yml#L52)
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Examples Use Cases

These examples all assume that the flags  `--api-token`, `--org`, `--host`, (and `--flow`, `--trail` when required), are [set/provided](/getting_started/install/#assigning-flags-via-environment-variables).

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="add/update tags to a flow">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli tag flow yourFlowName
    	--set key1=value1
    	--set key2=value2

    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="tag an environment">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli tag env yourEnvironmentName
    	--set key1=value1
    	--set key2=value2

    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="add/update tags to an environment">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli tag env yourEnvironmentName
    	--set key1=value1
    	--set key2=value2

    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="remove tags from an environment">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli tag env yourEnvironmentName
    	--unset key1=value1
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>