---
title: "Rename a node"
description: "Rename a node through the API, or label it with tags in MyAccount."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "node"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/node/how-to/rename-a-node/"
topic: ["power-and-lifecycle"]
relationships: {"requires":["/myaccount/node/how-to/create-a-node/"]}
---

# Rename a node

You can rename a node through the API. In MyAccount itself, you label a node with tags
instead.

## Rename a node through the API

Send the [node-action operation](/api/myaccount/operations/node-action/) with the action type
`rename` and the new name. The node shows the new name straight away.

## Label a node with tags

Tags let you label a node so you can pick it out in your node list. Use them for an environment,
a service the node runs, or anything else you find useful.

Open **Compute > Nodes** to see your node list. Edit a node's tags directly in its row; it is the
only place in the portal to change them.

Pick the name with care when you create the node; after that, only the API can change it. The name field starts filled in
with the plan name (spaces, dots, and commas become hyphens) plus a random 3-digit number. Change it there,
before you launch. See [Create a node](/myaccount/node/how-to/create-a-node/).