Managing VPC Tags

Scenarios

You can add tags to VPCs to help you identify and organize them.

You can add a tag to a VPC when creating the VPC, or you can add a tag to a created VPC on the VPC details page. A maximum of 20 tags can be added to each VPC.

A tag consists of a key and value pair. Table 1 lists the tag key and value requirements.

Table 1 VPC tag key and value requirements

Parameter

Requirements

Example Value

Key
  • Cannot be left blank.
  • Must be unique for each VPC and can be the same for different VPCs.
  • Can contain a maximum of 36 characters.
  • Can contain only the following character types:
    • Uppercase letters
    • Lowercase letters
    • Digits
    • Only hyphens (-), underscores (_), and at signs (@) are allowed.

vpc_key1

Value
  • Can contain a maximum of 43 characters.
  • Can contain only the following character types:
    • Uppercase letters
    • Lowercase letters
    • Digits
    • Only underscores (_), hyphens (-), and at signs (@) are allowed.

vpc-01

Procedure

Search for VPCs by tag key and value on the page showing the VPC list.
  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
  3. Click in the upper left corner and choose Network > Virtual Private Cloud.

    The Virtual Private Cloud page is displayed.

  4. In the search box above the VPC list, click anywhere in the search box.

    Click the tag key and then the value as required. The system filters resources based on the tag you select.

    Click anywhere in the search box to add the next tag key and value.

    You can add multiple tag keys and values to refine your search results. If you add more than one tag to search for VPCs, the VPCs containing all specified tags will be displayed.

Add, delete, edit, and view tags on the Tags tab of a VPC.
  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
  3. Click in the upper left corner and choose Network > Virtual Private Cloud.

    The Virtual Private Cloud page is displayed.

  4. On the Virtual Private Cloud page, locate the VPC whose tags are to be managed and click the VPC name.

    The page showing details about the particular VPC is displayed.

  5. Click the Tags tab and perform desired operations on tags.
    • View tags.

      On the Tags tab, you can view details about tags added to the current VPC, including the number of tags and the key and value of each tag.

    • Add a tag.

      Click Add Tag in the upper left corner. In the displayed Add Tag dialog box, enter the tag key and value, and click OK.

    • Edit a tag.

      Locate the row that contains the tag you want to edit and click Edit in the Operation column. In the Edit Tag dialog box, change the tag value and click OK.

    • Delete a tag.

      Locate the row that contains the tag you want to delete, and click Delete in the Operation column. In the displayed dialog box, click Yes.

Parent topic: VPC