# Update Attributes Tag from a workflow **URL:** \ **Category:** Losant Tips\ **Tags:** workflow\ **Created:** [August 29, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/update-attributes-tag-from-a-workflow/4705 "2022-08-29T18:26:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Sebastian\_Turner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/sebastian_turner/32/4024_2.png) [@Sebastian\_Turner](https://forums.losant.com/u/Sebastian_Turner)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/update-attributes-tag-from-a-workflow/4705/2 "2022-08-29T19:01:50Z")
Excellent question! Here are some previous forum posts that should help to point you in the right direction: > [@Dashboard Input Controls show AttribueTags as default values](https://forums.losant.com/t/dashboard-input-controls-show-attribuetags-as-default-values/3364/6): > > Hi @Kyle_Stokes2, Great question, in order to update attribute tags via an input control block, you will need to use the button trigger to trigger a workflow to run that will update your device attributes based on the text input in the input control block. You will need to provide a payload to send to the workflow via your input control block: The payload I’m sending is as follows: { "updatedAttributeTags": { "attributes": [ { "… > [@Add device attribute tag through workflow](https://forums.losant.com/t/add-device-attribute-tag-through-workflow/3080/15): > > Fair point, and we’ll look into some easier ways to update a single attribute tag through the Device: Update Node. Here’s another way that you may find easier to use: The [bulk device update API endpoint](https://docs.losant.com/rest-api/devices/#patch) supports adding, editing, or removing attribute tags one at a time. So instead of using the [Device: Update Node](https://docs.losant.com/workflows/data/update-device/), you could use the [Losant API Node](https://docs.losant.com/workflows/data/losant-api/) targeting the Devices: Patch resource/action. Demonstration workflow is attached. The downside is that the bulk edit operation does not include the … Check out these posts and let me know if you still have any questions! --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.losant.com/t/update-attributes-tag-from-a-workflow/4705)._