# Viewing access point tags
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You can view or list tags applied to access points. For more information about tags, see [Using tags with S3 Access Points for general purpose buckets](access-points-tagging.md).

## Permissions
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To view tags applied to an access point, you must have the following permission: 
+ `s3:ListTagsForResource`

## Troubleshooting errors
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If you encounter an error when attempting to list or view the tags of an access point, you can do the following: 
+ Verify that you have the required [Permissions](#access-points-tag-view-permissions) to view or list the tags of the access point.

## Steps
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You can view tags applied to access points 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 view tags applied to an access point using the Amazon S3 console:

1. Sign in to Amazon S3 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/).

1. In the left navigation pane, choose **Access Points (General Purpose Buckets)**.

1. Choose the access point name. 

1. Choose the **Properties** tab. 

1. Scroll to the **Tags** section to view all of the tags applied to the access point. 

1. The **Tags** section shows the **User-defined tags** by default. You can select the **AWS-generated tags** tab to view tags applied to your access point by AWS services.

## Using the AWS SDKs
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This section provides an example of how to view tags applied to an access point by using the AWS SDKs.

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#### [ SDK for Java 2.x ]

This example shows you how to view tags applied to an access point by using the AWS SDK for Java 2.x. 

```
ListTagsForResourceRequest listTagsForResourceRequest = ListTagsForResourceRequest
.builder().resourceArn(arn:aws::s3:region:111122223333:accesspoint/my-access-point/*)
                .accountId(111122223333).build();
awss3Control.listTagsForResource(listTagsForResourceRequest);
```

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## Using the REST API
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For information about the Amazon S3 REST API support for viewing the tags applied to an access point, see the following section in the *Amazon Simple Storage Service API Reference*:
+ [ListTagsforResource](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_control_ListTagsForResource.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 view tags applied to an access point. To use the command replace the *user input placeholders* with your own information.

**Request:**

```
aws s3control list-tags-for-resource \
--account-id 111122223333 \
--resource-arn arn:aws::s3:region:444455556666:bucket/prefix--use1-az4--x-s3 \
```

**Response - tags present:**

```
{
  "Tags": [
      {
          "Key": "MyKey1",
          "Value": "MyValue1"
      },
      {
          "Key": "MyKey2",
          "Value": "MyValue2"
      },
      {
          "Key": "MyKey3",
          "Value": "MyValue3"
      }
  ]
}
```

**Response - no tags present:**

```
{
  "Tags": []
}
```