diff --git a/.changelog/9262.txt b/.changelog/9262.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc93251d57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/9262.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+```release-note:deprecation
+api: the `tag`, `node-meta`, and `passing` query parameters for various health and catalog
+endpoints are now deprecated. The `filter` query parameter should be used as a replacement
+for all of the deprecated fields. The deprecated query parameters will be removed in a future
+version of Consul.
+```
diff --git a/website/pages/api-docs/catalog.mdx b/website/pages/api-docs/catalog.mdx
index 942bdd5144..d2728f9ef0 100644
--- a/website/pages/api-docs/catalog.mdx
+++ b/website/pages/api-docs/catalog.mdx
@@ -309,7 +309,9 @@ The table below shows this endpoint's support for
   `?near=_agent` will use the agent's node for the sort. This is specified as
   part of the URL as a query parameter.
 
-- `node-meta` `(string: "")` - Specifies a desired node metadata key/value pair
+- `node-meta` `(string: "")` **Deprecated** - Use `filter` with the `Meta` selector instead.
+  This parameter will be removed in a future version of Consul.
+  Specifies a desired node metadata key/value pair
   of the form `key:value`. This parameter can be specified multiple times, and
   will filter the results to nodes with the specified key/value pairs. This is
   specified as part of the URL as a query parameter.
@@ -454,7 +456,9 @@ The table below shows this endpoint's support for
   the datacenter of the agent being queried. This is specified as part of the
   URL as a query parameter.
 
-- `tag` `(string: "")` - Specifies the tag to filter on. This is specified as part of
+- `tag` `(string: "")` **Deprecated** - Use `filter` with the `ServiceTags` selector instead.
+  This parameter will be removed in a future version of Consul.
+  Specifies the tag to filter on. This is specified as part of
   the URL as a query parameter. Can be used multiple times for additional filtering,
   returning only the results that include all of the tag values provided.
 
@@ -463,7 +467,9 @@ The table below shows this endpoint's support for
   `?near=_agent` will use the agent's node for the sort. This is specified as
   part of the URL as a query parameter.
 
-- `node-meta` `(string: "")` - Specifies a desired node metadata key/value pair
+- `node-meta` `(string: "")` **Deprecated** - Use `filter` with the `NodeMeta` selector instead.
+  This parameter will be removed in a future version of Consul.
+  Specifies a desired node metadata key/value pair
   of the form `key:value`. This parameter can be specified multiple times, and
   will filter the results to nodes with the specified key/value pairs. This is
   specified as part of the URL as a query parameter.
diff --git a/website/pages/api-docs/health.mdx b/website/pages/api-docs/health.mdx
index 0f3ac434ff..7038d94278 100644
--- a/website/pages/api-docs/health.mdx
+++ b/website/pages/api-docs/health.mdx
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ The table below shows this endpoint's support for
   `?near=_agent` will use the agent's node for the sort. This is specified as
   part of the URL as a query parameter.
 
-- `node-meta` `(string: "")` - Specifies a desired node metadata key/value pair
+- `node-meta` `(string: "")` **Deprecated** - Use `filter` with the `Node.Meta` selector instead.
+  This parameter will be removed in a future version of Consul.
+  Specifies a desired node metadata key/value pair
   of the form `key:value`. This parameter can be specified multiple times, and
   will filter the results to nodes with the specified key/value pairs. This is
   specified as part of the URL as a query parameter.
@@ -232,17 +234,23 @@ The table below shows this endpoint's support for
   `?near=_agent` will use the agent's node for the sort. This is specified as
   part of the URL as a query parameter.
 
-- `tag` `(string: "")` - Specifies the tag to filter the list. This is
+- `tag` `(string: "")` **Deprecated** - Use `filter` with the `Service.Tags` selector instead.
+  This parameter will be removed in a future version of Consul.
+  Specifies the tag to filter the list. This is
   specified as part of the URL as a query parameter. Can be used multiple times
   for additional filtering, returning only the results that include all of the tag
   values provided.
 
-- `node-meta` `(string: "")` - Specifies a desired node metadata key/value pair
+- `node-meta` `(string: "")` **Deprecated** - Use `filter` with the `Node.Meta` selector instead.
+  This parameter will be removed in a future version of Consul.
+  Specifies a desired node metadata key/value pair
   of the form `key:value`. This parameter can be specified multiple times, and
   will filter the results to nodes with the specified key/value pairs. This is
   specified as part of the URL as a query parameter.
 
-- `passing` `(bool: false)` - Specifies that the server should return only nodes
+- `passing` `(bool: false)` **Deprecated** - Use `filter` with the `Checks.Status` selector instead.
+  This parameter will be removed in a future version of Consul.
+  Specifies that the server should return only nodes
   with all checks in the `passing` state. This can be used to avoid additional
   filtering on the client side.