# Deleting a tag from a vector index
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You can remove tags from S3 vector indexes. An AWS tag is a key-value pair that holds metadata about resources, in this case Amazon S3 vector indexes. For more information about tagging vector indexes, see [Using tags with S3 vector indexes](vector-index-tagging.md).

**Note**  
If you delete a tag and later learn that it was being used to track costs or for access control, you can add the tag back to the vector index.

## Permissions
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To delete a tag from a vector index, you must have the following permission:
+ `s3vectors:UntagResource`

## Troubleshooting errors
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If you encounter an error when attempting to delete a tag from a vector index, you can do the following:
+ Verify that you have the required [Permissions](#delete-index-tag-permissions) to delete a tag from a vector index.

## Steps
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You can delete tags from vector indexes by using the Amazon S3 console, the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), the Amazon S3 REST API, and AWS SDKs.

### Using the S3 console
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**To delete tags from a vector index using the Amazon S3 console**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon S3 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/).

1. In the left navigation pane, choose **vector indexes**.

1. Choose the vector index name.

1. Choose the **Properties** tab.

1. Scroll to the **Tags** section and select the checkbox next to the tag or tags that you would like to delete.

1. Choose **Delete**.

1. The **Delete user-defined tags** pop-up appears and asks you to confirm the deletion of the tag or tags you selected.

1. Choose **Delete** to confirm.

### Using the REST API
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For information about the Amazon S3 REST API support for deleting tags from a vector index, see the following section in the *Amazon S3 Vectors API Reference*:

[UntagResource](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_S3VectorBuckets_UntagResource.html)

### Using the AWS CLI
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To install the AWS CLI, see [Installing the AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html) in the *AWS Command Line Interface User Guide*.

The following CLI example shows you how to delete tags from a vector index by using the AWS CLI. To use the command replace the *user input placeholders* with your own information.

```
aws s3vectors untag-resource \
--resource-arn arn:aws:s3vectors:us-east-1:012345678900:bucket/acc-bucket/index/accounts-index \
--tag-keys CostCenter Department
```