---
title: Update the tags for a device
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Network Device Monitoring
---

# Update the tags for a device{% #update-the-tags-for-a-device %}

{% tab title="v2" %}

| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                            |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/ndm/tags/devices/{device_id} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/ndm/tags/devices/{device_id} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | PATCH https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/ndm/tags/devices/{device_id}      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | PATCH https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/ndm/tags/devices/{device_id}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | PATCH https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/ndm/tags/devices/{device_id}  |
| app.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/ndm/tags/devices/{device_id}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/ndm/tags/devices/{device_id} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/ndm/tags/devices/{device_id} |

### Overview

Update the tags for a device.

### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                        | Type   | Description                              |
| --------------------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------- |
| device_id [*required*] | string | The id of the device to update tags for. |

### Request

#### Body Data (required)



{% tab title="Model" %}

| Parent field | Field      | Type     | Description                                                |
| ------------ | ---------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data       | object   | The list tags response data.                               |
| data         | attributes | object   | The definition of ListTagsResponseDataAttributes object.   |
| attributes   | tags       | [string] | The list of tags                                           |
| data         | id         | string   | The device ID                                              |
| data         | type       | string   | The type of the resource. The value should always be tags. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "tags": [
        "tag:test",
        "tag:testbis"
      ]
    },
    "id": "default_device",
    "type": "tags"
  }
}
```

{% /tab %}

### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
OK
{% tab title="Model" %}
List tags response.

| Parent field | Field      | Type     | Description                                                |
| ------------ | ---------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data       | object   | The list tags response data.                               |
| data         | attributes | object   | The definition of ListTagsResponseDataAttributes object.   |
| attributes   | tags       | [string] | The list of tags                                           |
| data         | id         | string   | The device ID                                              |
| data         | type       | string   | The type of the resource. The value should always be tags. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "tags": [
        "tag:test",
        "tag:testbis"
      ]
    },
    "id": "example:1.2.3.4",
    "type": "string"
  }
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="403" %}
Forbidden
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="404" %}
Not Found
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="429" %}
Too many requests
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

### Code Example

##### 
                          \## default
# 
 \# Path parameters export device_id="example:1.2.3.4" \# Curl command curl -X PATCH "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/ndm/tags/devices/${device_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "tags": [
        "tag:test",
        "tag:testbis"
      ]
    },
    "id": "example:1.2.3.4",
    "type": "tags"
  }
}
EOF 
                        
##### 

```go
// Update the tags for a device returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV2"
)

func main() {
	body := datadogV2.ListTagsResponse{
		Data: &datadogV2.ListTagsResponseData{
			Attributes: &datadogV2.ListTagsResponseDataAttributes{
				Tags: []string{
					"tag:test",
					"tag:testbis",
				},
			},
			Id:   datadog.PtrString("default_device"),
			Type: datadog.PtrString("tags"),
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewNetworkDeviceMonitoringApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.UpdateDeviceUserTags(ctx, "default_device", body)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `NetworkDeviceMonitoringApi.UpdateDeviceUserTags`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `NetworkDeviceMonitoringApi.UpdateDeviceUserTags`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Update the tags for a device returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.NetworkDeviceMonitoringApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.ListTagsResponse;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.ListTagsResponseData;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.ListTagsResponseDataAttributes;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    NetworkDeviceMonitoringApi apiInstance = new NetworkDeviceMonitoringApi(defaultClient);

    ListTagsResponse body =
        new ListTagsResponse()
            .data(
                new ListTagsResponseData()
                    .attributes(
                        new ListTagsResponseDataAttributes()
                            .tags(Arrays.asList("tag:test", "tag:testbis")))
                    .id("default_device")
                    .type("tags"));

    try {
      ListTagsResponse result = apiInstance.updateDeviceUserTags("default_device", body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling NetworkDeviceMonitoringApi#updateDeviceUserTags");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```python
"""
Update the tags for a device returns "OK" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.network_device_monitoring_api import NetworkDeviceMonitoringApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.list_tags_response import ListTagsResponse
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.list_tags_response_data import ListTagsResponseData
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.list_tags_response_data_attributes import ListTagsResponseDataAttributes

body = ListTagsResponse(
    data=ListTagsResponseData(
        attributes=ListTagsResponseDataAttributes(
            tags=[
                "tag:test",
                "tag:testbis",
            ],
        ),
        id="default_device",
        type="tags",
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = NetworkDeviceMonitoringApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.update_device_user_tags(device_id="default_device", body=body)

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Update the tags for a device returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::NetworkDeviceMonitoringAPI.new

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::ListTagsResponse.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::ListTagsResponseData.new({
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::ListTagsResponseDataAttributes.new({
      tags: [
        "tag:test",
        "tag:testbis",
      ],
    }),
    id: "default_device",
    type: "tags",
  }),
})
p api_instance.update_device_user_tags("default_device", body)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```rust
// Update the tags for a device returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_network_device_monitoring::NetworkDeviceMonitoringAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::ListTagsResponse;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::ListTagsResponseData;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::ListTagsResponseDataAttributes;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = ListTagsResponse::new().data(
        ListTagsResponseData::new()
            .attributes(
                ListTagsResponseDataAttributes::new()
                    .tags(vec!["tag:test".to_string(), "tag:testbis".to_string()]),
            )
            .id("default_device".to_string())
            .type_("tags".to_string()),
    );
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = NetworkDeviceMonitoringAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .update_device_user_tags("default_device".to_string(), body)
        .await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Update the tags for a device returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
const apiInstance = new v2.NetworkDeviceMonitoringApi(configuration);

const params: v2.NetworkDeviceMonitoringApiUpdateDeviceUserTagsRequest = {
  body: {
    data: {
      attributes: {
        tags: ["tag:test", "tag:testbis"],
      },
      id: "default_device",
      type: "tags",
    },
  },
  deviceId: "default_device",
};

apiInstance
  .updateDeviceUserTags(params)
  .then((data: v2.ListTagsResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
{% /tab %}