---
title: "Protect one patient against recycling"
method: PUT
path: "/patients/{id}/protected"
tags: ["Patients"]
---

# Protect one patient against recycling

`PUT /patients/{id}/protected`

Check out configuration options `MaximumStorageSize` and `MaximumPatientCount`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

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