AWS CLI EC2 Cheat Sheet/Tag EC2 resources

Apply tags to one or more EC2 resources.

Section: VPC, Subnets, and Security Groups

Tag EC2 resources

bash
bash
aws ec2 create-tags --resources i-0123456789abcdef0 vol-0123456789abcdef0 --tags Key=Env,Value=prod Key=App,Value=api
Explanation

Use consistent tag sets for cost, ownership, and automation.

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