# /api/v2/metrics/config/bulk-tags is deprecated

Datadog API deprecated /api/v2/metrics/config/bulk-tags without giving a shutdown date yet.

Datadog deprecated the endpoint /api/v2/metrics/config/bulk-tags without a shutdown date. Calls made to this endpoint are marked for removal and will eventually fail. Datadog API notes that the endpoint is deprecated in favor of tag indexing rules.

## What to use instead

Configure tag indexing using POST /api/v2/metrics/tag-indexing-rules instead.

- API: Datadog API (api.datadoghq.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `/api/v2/metrics/config/bulk-tags`
- Source: [Announcement](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-python/master/.generator/schemas/v2/openapi.yaml)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Datadog API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/datadog-api/breaking-changes/api-v2-metrics-config-bulk-tags-is-deprecated/

## Datadog API's words

> This endpoint is deprecated. Use [Tag Indexing Rules](/api/latest/metrics/#create-a-tag-indexing-rule) (`POST /api/v2/metrics/tag-indexing-rules`) instead.

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