---
title: Tags
url: https://docs.vultr.com/reference/vultr-cli/instance/tags
description: Manage organizational tags for your Vultr instances to enable better categorization and filtering of your virtual machines.
publish_date: 2025-09-14T03:06:05.722598Z
last_updated: 2025-11-07T17:46:32.750548Z
---

The `vultr-cli instance tags` command manages tags for Vultr instances, allowing you to list, add, or remove metadata labels for organization and filtering purposes.

## Usage

```console
$ vultr-cli instance tags <Instance ID> [flags]
```

## Examples

```console
# Full example
$ vultr-cli instance tags <instanceID> --tags="example-tag-1,example-tag-2"

# Shortened example with aliases
$ vultr-cli instance tags <instanceID> -t="example-tag-1,example-tag-2"
```

## Flags
| Shorthand | Long Version | Description |
|-----------|--------------|-------------|
| -t | --tags | A comma separated list of tags to apply to the instance |