# How to add custom tags in existing Temporal Metric using java sdk

**URL:** <https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-add-custom-tags-in-existing-temporal-metric-using-java-sdk/516>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Tags:** java-sdk, helm, metrics\
**Created:** [August 24, 2020, 8:30am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-add-custom-tags-in-existing-temporal-metric-using-java-sdk/516 "2020-08-24T08:30:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![maxim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.temporal.io/maxim/32/8_2.png) [@maxim](https://community.temporal.io/u/maxim)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-add-custom-tags-in-existing-temporal-metric-using-java-sdk/516/4 "2020-08-24T15:26:04Z")

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Have you tried assigning tags to the Scope and not the reporter?

```
Scope scope = new RootScopeBuilder().reporter(reporter)
			.reportEvery(com.uber.m3.util.Duration.ofSeconds(10)).tagged(mp);
```

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