---
title: "system.tag.removeTag"
description: "Removes a tag from Ignition."
---

# system.tag.removeTag

> Removes a tag from Ignition.

:::note Deprecated
This function was deprecated in 8.1.0.
:::

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
## Client Permission Restrictions
[Permission Type](versioned_docs/version-8.1\ignition-modules\vision\vision-project-properties\vision-project-properties.md#vision-permissions-properties): Tag Editing

Client access to this scripting function is blocked to users that do not meet the role/zone requirements for the above permission type. This function is unaffected when run in the Gateway scope.

## Syntax
`system.tag.removeTag(tagPath)`

- Parameters
    - String `tagPath` - The path to the tag you want to remove. You can specify the tag provider name in square brackets at the beginning of the parentPath string. Example: `[myTagProvider]MyTagsFolder`. If the tag provider name is left off then the project default provider will be used.

    :::note
    An empty path ( '' ) will remove all tags.
    :::

- Returns
    - Nothing
- Scope
    - All

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
system.tag.removeTag("Tag1")
```