--- title: "Action: Search tags" description: "Imports search tags (keywords) of a given tag type, optionally building a parent/child hierarchy and mapping them to web shop categories." url: https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/593-action-search-tags collection: "SyncTool" updated: 2026-09-25 language: en alternates: [da] --- # Action: Search tags Imports search tags (keywords) of a given tag type, optionally building a parent/child hierarchy and mapping them to web shop categories. Imports search tags (keywords) of a given tag type, optionally building a parent/child hierarchy and mapping them to web shop categories. ## How to use the action 1\. Select the action in the **Action** field. 2. Point to your data source – a **file** (CSV or Excel) or a **SQL query**. 3. Map the source columns to Sapera's fields in the column mapping (see _Source fields_ below). 4. Run **Compare** to see what will be created, changed or stay unchanged – without writing to Sapera. 5. Run **Update Sapera** to perform the import. Use the **Allow create** and **Allow update** parameters to control whether new rows are created and whether existing ones are updated. ## How matching and updating works Each search tag is identified by **parent + name**. Set Parent to place the tag under another search tag and thereby build a hierarchy. - The given parent must already exist – otherwise the row fails. Tags are created with a specific tag type (chosen in the parameters). Direction: from file/SQL into Sapera. ## Key parameters

Parameter

Explanation

AllowCreate

When enabled, search tags that do not exist are created.

AllowUpdate

When enabled, existing search tags are updated (for example their web category mapping).

AutoMapToWebCategory

When enabled, each tag is automatically mapped to a matching web shop category.

SearchTagType

System name of the search tag type the imported tags belong to.

WebShopName

Name of the web shop used when auto-mapping tags to web categories.

## Source fields

Field

Explanation

Name

The name of the search tag (the identifier of the row).

Parent

The name of the parent search tag, used to build the tag hierarchy.

* * * See also the overview [SyncTool – actions](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/547-synctool-handlinger.md). * * * **Want to know more?** Read more in these related articles: [ Standard parameters for all actions The general parameters available on most SyncTool actions: step control, error handling, timeout, etc. ](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/648.md)