# Add tags when creating a new keyspace
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You can use the Amazon Keyspaces console, CQL or the AWS CLI to add tags when you create a new keyspace. 

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#### [ Console ]

**Set a tag when creating a new keyspace using the console**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console, and open the Amazon Keyspaces console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/keyspaces/home](https://console.aws.amazon.com/keyspaces/home).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Keyspaces**, and then choose **Create keyspace**.

1. On the **Create keyspace** page, provide a name for the keyspace. 

1. Under **Tags** choose **Add new tag** and enter a key and a value.

1. Choose **Create keyspace**.

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#### [ Cassandra Query Language (CQL) ]

**Set a tag when creating a new keyspace using CQL**
+ The following example creates a new keyspace with tags.

  ```
  CREATE KEYSPACE mykeyspace WITH TAGS = {'key1':'val1', 'key2':'val2'};
  ```

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#### [ CLI ]

**Set a tag when creating a new keyspace using the AWS CLI**
+ The following statement creates a new keyspace with tags.

  ```
  aws keyspaces create-keyspace --keyspace-name 'myKeyspace' --tags 'key=key1,value=val1' 'key=key2,value=val2'
  ```

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