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

# Protect/Unprotect a patient against recycling

`PUT /patients/{id}/protected`

Protects a patient by sending `1` or `true` in the payload request. Unprotects a patient by sending `0` or `false` in the payload requests. More info: https://orthanc.uclouvain.be/book/faq/features.html#recycling-protection

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

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