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# 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.                                                                                                                 |
| `-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.                                                                                                                                 |
| `-q`, `--quiet`               | \[optional] Suppress non-critical warning messages. Errors and normal output are not affected. If both `--quiet` and `--debug` are set, `--debug` wins. |

## 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/01dd4c6406d6655898ef2236875ec9f67091c792/.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/42876c4da26ee74e4bbfe14c2949cc7cb2d3345e/.gitlab/workflows/main.yml#L55)
  </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>