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TagsCreate tag

Create tag

POST/partners/tags

Creates a tag in the workspace.

If a tag with the same name already exists, the existing tag is returned.

HMAC signature + Bearer access token
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Request body

namestringrequired

Tag label. Must be unique per workspace.

Responses

201Tag created (or existing tag returned).
400Validation failed — missing name.
401Missing or invalid HMAC signature, expired timestamp, or invalid Bearer token. Troubleshoot
403The credential does not have access to this workspace or resource. Troubleshoot
429Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per minute per clientId). Retry after the Retry-After header. Troubleshoot
POSThttps://api.getcount.com/partners/tags
Request
import crypto from 'node:crypto';

const BASE_URL = 'https://api.getcount.com';
const CLIENT_ID = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_ID;
const CLIENT_SECRET = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_SECRET;
const ACCESS_TOKEN = process.env.COUNT_ACCESS_TOKEN;

const method = 'POST';
const signingPath = '/tags';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const body = {
  "name": "Office"
};
const bodyString = JSON.stringify(body);

const bodyHash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(bodyString).digest('hex');
const baseString = `${method}:${signingPath}:${timestamp}:${bodyHash}`;
const signature = crypto.createHmac('sha256', CLIENT_SECRET).update(baseString).digest('hex');

const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/partners/tags`, {
  method,
  headers: {
    'x-client-id': CLIENT_ID,
    'x-timestamp': timestamp,
    'x-signature': signature,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Authorization: `Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}`,
  },
  body: bodyString,
});

console.log(await response.json());
Response · 201
{
  "id": "e5f6a7b8-c9d0-1234-efab-345678901234",
  "name": "Office",
  "tagGroups": [
    {
      "id": "f6a7b8c9-d0e1-2345-fabc-456789012346",
      "name": "Department",
      "color": "#4A90D9"
    }
  ],
  "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-28T14:22:30.000Z"
}