# Tag
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A complex type that contains information about a tag that you want to add or edit for the specified health check or hosted zone.

## Contents
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 ** Key **   <a name="Route53-Type-Tag-Key"></a>
The value of `Key` depends on the operation that you want to perform:  
+  **Add a tag to a health check or hosted zone**: `Key` is the name that you want to give the new tag.
+  **Edit a tag**: `Key` is the name of the tag that you want to change the `Value` for.
+  ** Delete a key**: `Key` is the name of the tag you want to remove.
+  **Give a name to a health check**: Edit the default `Name` tag. In the Amazon Route 53 console, the list of your health checks includes a **Name** column that lets you see the name that you've given to each health check.
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 128.  
Required: No

 ** Value **   <a name="Route53-Type-Tag-Value"></a>
The value of `Value` depends on the operation that you want to perform:  
+  **Add a tag to a health check or hosted zone**: `Value` is the value that you want to give the new tag.
+  **Edit a tag**: `Value` is the new value that you want to assign the tag.
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 256.  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/route53-2013-04-01/Tag) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/route53-2013-04-01/Tag) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/route53-2013-04-01/Tag)