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Use TagUser with a CLI - AWS Identity and Access Management

The following code examples show how to use TagUser.

CLI
AWS CLI

To add a tag to a user

The following tag-user command adds a tag with the associated Department to the specified user.

aws iam tag-user \
    --user-name alice \
    --tags '{"Key": "Department", "Value": "Accounting"}'

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Tagging IAM resources in the AWS IAM User Guide.

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

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example adds tag to User in Identity Management Service

Add-IAMUserTag -UserName joe -Tag @{ Key = 'abac'; Value = 'testing'}

  • For API details, see TagUser in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.

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AWS CLI

To add a tag to a user

The following tag-user command adds a tag with the associated Department to the specified user.

aws iam tag-user \
    --user-name alice \
    --tags '{"Key": "Department", "Value": "Accounting"}'

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Tagging IAM resources in the AWS IAM User Guide.

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

For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see Using this service with an AWS SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.

Related resources

AWS Identity and Access Management API Reference
AWS CLI commands for AWS Identity and Access Management
SDKs & Tools 

Related resources

AWS Identity and Access Management API Reference
AWS CLI commands for AWS Identity and Access Management
SDKs & Tools 
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