---
title: "Move licence keys to another tag"
description: "Move licence keys into a tag (to_tag), replacing the tags they had, as the Licence keys page's Move does: either ids (a list) or tag (every key of that tag, No Tag included). to_tag must exist already, or be No Tag to cl"
url: https://docs.filemonk.io/v2/api-reference/licences/move-licence-keys-to-another-tag/
api: "API v2 reference"
method: POST
path: "/licences/move"
---

# Move licence keys to another tag

`POST https://app.filemonk.io/api/v2/external/licences/move`

Move licence keys into a tag (to_tag), replacing the tags they had, as the Licence keys page's Move does: either ids (a list) or tag (every key of that tag, No Tag included). to_tag must exist already, or be No Tag to clear tags.

## Request body

- `to_tag` (string, required): e.g. `ebook-2027`
- `ids` (array of strings)
- `tag` (any)

## Returns

- `moved` (integer, nullable, required): e.g. `1`
- `to_tag` (object, required)
  - `name` (string, nullable, required): e.g. `ebook-2027`
  - `virtual` (boolean, nullable, required): e.g. `false`
  - `licences` (object, required)
    - `total` (integer, nullable, required): e.g. `2`
    - `pending` (integer, nullable, required): e.g. `2`
    - `assigned` (integer, nullable, required): e.g. `0`
    - `used` (integer, nullable, required): e.g. `0`
  - `digital_products` (array of anys, required)

Rate limit: this call costs 2 points ([rate limits](https://docs.filemonk.io/v2/errors-and-rate-limits/)).

## Example request

```sh
curl -X POST "https://app.filemonk.io/api/v2/external/licences/move" \
  -H "X-Auth-Token: $FILEMONK_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "ids": [
      "bcc87d33-c87e-4f39-9cd2-e43250ebc1ed"
    ],
    "to_tag": "ebook-2027"
  }'
```

## 200

Success: the write completed; the body is the updated resource.

```json
{
  "moved": 1,
  "to_tag": {
    "name": "ebook-2027",
    "virtual": false,
    "licences": {
      "total": 2,
      "pending": 2,
      "assigned": 0,
      "used": 0
    },
    "digital_products": []
  }
}
```

## 401

Missing or invalid API key.

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Invalid API key"
  ]
}
```

## 404

The resource does not exist for this shop, or the action path is not registered.

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Order not found: c3d4e5f6-7a8b-4c9d-8e0f-1a2b3c4d5e6f"
  ]
}
```

## 422

The request failed validation, or sent a key the action does not take (`code: "unknown_parameters"` with `unknown` and `accepted`). Nothing was saved.

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "access.download_limit_count must be an integer of at least 0"
  ],
  "field_errors": {
    "access.download_limit_count": [
      "must be an integer of at least 0"
    ]
  }
}
```

## 429

Rate limited. Cost-weighted per API key, shared with API v1: a read costs 1 point, a write 2, 40 points per fixed 60-second window. Every response carries `X-RateLimit-Limit`, `X-RateLimit-Remaining` and `X-RateLimit-Reset` (Unix time the window ends); a 429 adds `Retry-After` (seconds), `retry_after`, `retryable: true` and a `next_step` in the body. A 429 did nothing: wait `retry_after` seconds, then send the same request again. The budget is per key, so every tool or script using the key shares it; prefer one list call with `per_page` over many single reads.

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "You have exceeded the rate limit of 40 points per 60 seconds. Read requests cost 1 point(s) and write requests cost 2 point(s). Please retry after 12 second(s)."
  ],
  "code": "rate_limited",
  "retry_after": 12,
  "error": "Rate limit exceeded",
  "message": "You have exceeded the rate limit of 40 points per 60 seconds. Read requests cost 1 point(s) and write requests cost 2 point(s). Please retry after 12 second(s)."
}
```