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This page is only for existing customers of the Amazon Glacier service using Vaults and the original REST API from 2012.

If you're looking for archival storage solutions, we recommend using the Amazon Glacier storage classes in Amazon S3, S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval, S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval, and S3 Glacier Deep Archive. To learn more about these storage options, see Amazon Glacier storage classes.

Amazon Glacier (original standalone vault-based service) will no longer accept new customers starting December 15, 2025, with no impact to existing customers. Amazon Glacier is a standalone service with its own APIs that stores data in vaults and is distinct from Amazon S3 and the Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes. Your existing data will remain secure and accessible in Amazon Glacier indefinitely. No migration is required. For low-cost, long-term archival storage, AWS recommends the Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes, which deliver a superior customer experience with S3 bucket-based APIs, full AWS Region availability, lower costs, and AWS service integration. If you want enhanced capabilities, consider migrating to Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes by using our AWS Solutions Guidance for transferring data from Amazon Glacier vaults to Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes.

Tagging Your Amazon Glacier Vaults

You can assign your own metadata to Amazon Glacier vaults in the form of tags. A tag is a key-value pair that you define for a vault. For basic information about tagging, including restrictions on tags, see Tagging Amazon Glacier Resources.

The following topics describe how you can add, list, and remove tags for vaults.

Tagging Vaults by Using the Amazon Glacier Console

You can add, list, and remove tags using the Amazon Glacier console, as described in the following procedures.

To view the tags for a vault

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon Glacier console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/glacier/home.

  2. Under Select a Region, select an AWS Region from the Region selector.

  3. In the left navigation pane, choose Vaults.

  4. In the Vaults list, choose a vault.

  5. Choose the Vaults properties tab. Scroll to the Tags section to view the tags associated with the vault.

To add a tag to a vault

You can associate up to 50 tags to a vault. Tags that are associated with a vault must have unique tag keys.

For more information about tag restrictions, see Tagging Amazon Glacier Resources.

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon Glacier console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/glacier/home.

  2. Under Select a Region, select an AWS Region from the Region selector.

  3. In the left navigation pane, choose Vaults.

  4. In the Vaults list, choose the name of the vault that you want to add tags to.

  5. Choose the Vault properties tab.

  6. In the Tags section, choose Add. The Add tags page appears.

  7. On the Add tags page, specify the tag key in the Key field, and optionally specify a tag value in the Value field.

  8. Choose Save changes.

To edit a tag

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon Glacier console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/glacier/home.

  2. Under Select a Region, select an AWS Region from the Region selector.

  3. In the left navigation pane, choose Vaults.

  4. In the Vaults list, choose a vault name.

  5. Choose the Vault properties tab, and then scroll down to the Tags section.

  6. Under Tags, select the check box next to the tags that you want to change, then choose Edit. The Edit tags page appears.

  7. Update the tag key in the Key field, and optionally update the tag value in the Value field.

  8. Choose Save changes.

To remove a tag from a vault

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon Glacier console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/glacier/home.

  2. Under Select a Region, select an AWS Region from the Region selector.

  3. In the left navigation pane, choose Vaults.

  4. In the Vaults list, choose the name of the vault that you want to remove tags from.

  5. Choose the Vault properties tab. Scroll down to the Tags section.

  6. Under Tags, select the check box next to the tags that you want to remove, then choose Delete.

  7. The Delete tags dialog box opens. To confirm that you want to delete the selected tags, choose Delete.

Tagging Vaults by Using the AWS CLI

Follow these steps to add, list, or remove tags by using the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI).

Each tag is composed of a key and a value. Each vault can have up to 50 tags.

  1. To add tags to a vault, use the add-tags-to-vault command. 

    aws glacier add-tags-to-vault --vault-name examplevault --account-id 111122223333 --tags id=1234,date=2020

    For more information on this vault operation, see Add Tags To Vault .

  2. To list all the tags attached to a vault, use the list-tags-for-vault command.

    aws glacier list-tags-for-vault --vault-name examplevault --account-id 111122223333

    For more information on this vault operation, see List Tags For Vault.

  3. To remove one or more tags from the set of tags attached to a vault, use the remove-tags-from-vault command.

    aws glacier remove-tags-from-vault --vault-name examplevault --account-id 111122223333 --tag-keys date

    For more information on this vault operation, see Remove Tags From Vault.

Tagging Vaults by Using the Amazon Glacier API

You can add, list, and remove tags by using the Amazon Glacier API. For examples, see the following documentation:

Add Tags To Vault (POST tags add)

Adds or updates tags for the specified vault.

List Tags For Vault (GET tags)

Lists the tags for the specified vault.

Remove Tags From Vault (POST tags remove)

Removes tags from the specified vault.