Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Cloud and workloadsAdd custom apps to cloud discovery
In brief
The documentation now highlights that using **Remove all tags** removes the **Custom app** tag, while retaining instructions for filtering custom apps by that tag. Wording around custom apps was also clarified.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators should review the warning when managing custom apps so they understand how **Remove all tags** affects app tagging.
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Documentation change
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Add custom apps to cloud discovery
- Assign a risk Score and add App Notes to help you track changes for this record.
- Select Create.
After the app is created, it'sthe custom app is available for you in the cloud app catalog.
At any time, in the cloud app catalog, you can select the three dots at the end of a custom app's row to edit or delete it.the custom app.
Next steps
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ --- title: Add custom apps to cloud discovery description: This topic provides information about how to add custom apps to cloud discovery in Defender for Cloud Apps to monitor Shadow IT.-ms.date: 06/16/2026+ms.date: 07/03/2026 ms.topic: how-to ms.reviewer: Mravela-ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1014+ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1016 ai-usage: ai-assisted --- # Add custom apps to cloud discovery@@ -38,17 +38,15 @@ To add a new custom cloud app, perform the following steps: 1. Assign a risk **Score** and add **App Notes** to help you track changes for this record. 1. Select **Create**. -After the app is created, it's available for you in the cloud app catalog.+After the app is created, the custom app is available for you in the cloud app catalog. -At any time, in the cloud app catalog, you can select the three dots at the end of a custom app's row to edit or delete it.+At any time, in the cloud app catalog, you can select the three dots at the end of a custom app's row to edit or delete the custom app. ->[!NOTE]-> Custom apps are automatically tagged with the **Custom app** tag after you add them.-In order to view all your custom apps, set the **App tag** filter to be equal to *Custom app*.+> [!WARNING]+> Avoid adding custom apps when you are using the **Remove all tags** feature. Using **Remove all tags** also removes the **Custom app** tag from the app. ->[!NOTE]-> Avoid adding Custom apps when you are using the **Remove all tags** feature. -Using Remove all tags will also remove the Custom App tag of the app.+> [!NOTE]+> Custom apps are automatically tagged with the **Custom app** tag after you add them. To view all your custom apps, set the **App tag** filter to *Custom app*. ## Next steps