Tags

Use tags to categorize your saved objects, then filter for related objects based on shared tags.

To get started, go to the Tags management page using the navigation menu or the global search field.

Permissions

To create tags, you must meet the minimum requirements.

Access to Tags requires a role with the the Tag Management Kibana privilege.
The read privilege allows to assign tags to the saved objects for which you have write permission.
The write privilege allows to create, edit, and delete tags.

Note

Having the Tag Management Kibana privilege is not required to view tags assigned on objects you have read access to, or to filter objects by tags from the global search.

Create a tag

Create a tag to assign to your saved objects.

Click Create tag.
Enter a name and select a color for the new tag.

The name cannot be longer than 50 characters.
Click Create tag.

Assign a tag to an object

To assign and remove tags, you must have write permission on the objects to which you assign the tags.

Find the tag you want to assign.
Click the actions icon , and then select Manage assignments.
Select the objects to which you want to assign or remove tags.
Click Save tag assignments.

Delete a tag

When you delete a tag, you remove it from all saved objects that use it.

Click the actions icon , and then select Delete.
Click Delete tag.

Tip

To assign, delete, or clear multiple tags, select them in the Tags view, and then select the action from the selected tags menu.

You can create, read, update, and delete tags outside the Kibana UI using the Tags API. Use it to manage tags as code, automate tag creation in CI/CD pipelines, or integrate tag management into your own tooling.

The Tags API replaces the tag CRUD endpoints under /api/saved_objects_tagging, which are deprecated. If you have automation that calls those endpoints, migrate it to the Tags API.

For the available operations and the full request and response schema, refer to the Tags API reference (serverless version).