{"slug":"vendor-tag-management","title":"Restrict the tags vendors can use","description":"Create a list of approved tags, so only tags from it can be added to a vendor.","section":"market","sections":["market"],"tags":["vendor","tags"],"aliases":[],"updated":"2026-09-13","published_datetime":"2025-02-01T12:00:00.000Z","promoted":false,"related":[],"links":[],"images":{},"video":null,"source_commit":"d6cdbeb","body_format":"markdown","nav":{"section":"market","group":"Manage your vendors","previous":{"slug":"organize-vendors-with-tags","title":"Organize vendors with tags"},"next":{"slug":"how-to-create-custom-vendor-types","title":"How to create custom vendor types"}},"related_articles":[],"body":"By default, you can tag a vendor with anything. Set up a list of approved\ntags, and only tags from that list can be added to a vendor from then on.\n\n## Set your approved tags\n\n1. Open **Settings**, then click **Customizations**.\n2. In the **Approved Tags** card, click the blue pencil icon.\n\n![The Customizations page, with Approved Tags empty and its edit-tags pencil icon](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/vendor-tag-management/01-customizations.png)\n\n3. In **Add a tag**, type a tag and press **Enter**. Repeat for each tag you\n   want to allow.\n4. Click **Save**.\n\n![Tag1, Tag2 and Tag3 entered as the market's approved tags, ready to save](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/vendor-tag-management/02-approved-tags-form.png)\n\n## Tag a vendor\n\n1. Open **Vendors** and click the vendor you want to tag.\n2. In the **Vendor Tags** card, click the blue pencil icon.\n3. Start typing a tag, then click one of the suggestions.\n\n![Adding a tag to a vendor's record, with only the market's approved tags suggested](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/vendor-tag-management/03-vendor-tags-restricted.png)\n\n4. Click **Save**.\n\n![The vendor now carrying its assigned approved tag](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/vendor-tag-management/04-vendor-tag-assigned.png)"}