Amazon S3 Bucket Tags and Cost Allocation Tags

Bucket Tags and Cost Allocation Overview

Amazon S3 bucket tags are key-value pairs that help you organize buckets and track storage costs. A general purpose bucket can have up to 50 tags, and each tag key must be unique within the bucket's tag set.

To use bucket tags for cost allocation, first add the tags to the bucket. Then open the AWS Billing and Cost Management console, choose Cost allocation tags, select the required tag keys, and choose Activate.

A newly applied tag key can take up to 24 hours to appear on the Cost allocation tags page, and activation can take up to another 24 hours. Only activated tag keys appear in Cost Explorer and cost allocation reports. See the AWS activation guide for current instructions.

AWS can also backfill cost allocation tags for up to the previous 12 months. Historical reports include tag values only for periods when the tag was actually assigned to the resource.

With CS Browser Freeware you can add, edit, and delete Amazon S3 bucket tags. Afterward, activate the required tag keys in AWS Billing if you want to use them for cost allocation.

How to Add a Bucket Tag

1. Select the bucket and click Buckets -> Edit Tags...

   

   The Tags tab will open:

   

2. Click Add. The Add New Bucket Tag dialog will open:

   

3. Specify the tag name and value and click Add new tag.

4. Click Apply changes.

How to Edit a Bucket Tag

1. Select the bucket and click Buckets -> Edit Tags...

   The Tags tab will open:

   

2. Select the tag you want to edit and click Edit.

3. The Edit Bucket Tag dialog will open:

   

4. Edit the tag properties and click Save changes.

5. Click Apply changes.

How to Delete Bucket Tags

1. Select the bucket and click Buckets -> Edit Tags...

   The Tags tab will open:

   

2. Select the tag or tags that you want to delete and click Delete.

3. Click Apply changes.