Use AddTags with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use AddTags.

CLI

AWS CLI

To add a tag to a load balancer

This example adds tags to the specified load balancer.

Command:

aws elb add-tags --load-balancer-name my-load-balancer --tags "Key=project,Value=lima" "Key=department,Value=digital-media"

• For API details, see AddTags in AWS CLI Command Reference.

PowerShell

Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: This example adds the specified tags to the specified load balancer. The syntax used by this example requires PowerShell version 3 or later.

Add-ELBResourceTag -LoadBalancerName my-load-balancer -Tag @{ Key="project";Value="lima" },@{ Key="department";Value="digital-media" }

Example 2: With PowerShell version 2, you must use New-Object to create a tag for the Tag parameter.

$tag = New-Object Amazon.ElasticLoadBalancing.Model.Tag
$tag.Key = "project"
$tag.Value = "lima"
Add-ELBResourceTag -LoadBalancerName my-load-balancer -Tag $tag

• For API details, see AddTags in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4).