# CreateOrUpdateTags
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Creates or updates tags for the specified Auto Scaling group.

When you specify a tag with a key that already exists, the operation overwrites the previous tag definition, and you do not get an error message.

For more information, see [Tag Auto Scaling groups and instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/ec2-auto-scaling-tagging.html) in the *Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide*.

## Request Parameters
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 For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

 **Tags.member.N**   
One or more tags.  
Type: Array of [Tag](API_Tag.md) objects  
Required: Yes

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AlreadyExists **   
You already have an Auto Scaling group or launch configuration with this name.    
 ** message **   

HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** LimitExceeded **   
You have already reached a limit for your Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling resources (for example, Auto Scaling groups, launch configurations, or lifecycle hooks). For more information, see [DescribeAccountLimits](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/APIReference/API_DescribeAccountLimits.html).    
 ** message **   

HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ResourceContention **   
You already have a pending update to an Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling resource (for example, an Auto Scaling group, instance, or load balancer).    
 ** message **   

HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ResourceInUse **   
The operation can't be performed because the resource is in use.    
 ** message **   

HTTP Status Code: 400

## Examples
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### Example
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This example illustrates one usage of CreateOrUpdateTags.

#### Sample Request
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```
https://autoscaling.amazonaws.com/?Action=CreateOrUpdateTags
&Tags.member.1.ResourceId=my-asg
&Tags.member.1.ResourceType=auto-scaling-group
&Tags.member.1.Key=environment
&Tags.member.1.Value=test
&Tags.member.1.PropagateAtLaunch=true
&Version=2011-01-01
&AUTHPARAMS
```

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/autoscaling-2011-01-01/CreateOrUpdateTags) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/autoscaling-2011-01-01/CreateOrUpdateTags) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/autoscaling-2011-01-01/CreateOrUpdateTags) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/autoscaling-2011-01-01/CreateOrUpdateTags) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/autoscaling-2011-01-01/CreateOrUpdateTags) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/autoscaling-2011-01-01/CreateOrUpdateTags) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/autoscaling-2011-01-01/CreateOrUpdateTags) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/autoscaling-2011-01-01/CreateOrUpdateTags) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/autoscaling-2011-01-01/CreateOrUpdateTags) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/autoscaling-2011-01-01/CreateOrUpdateTags)