> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.controlplane.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Resource Protection

> Prevent accidental deletion of critical resources by applying the `cpln/protected` tag.

Control Plane prevents deletion of any resource that has the `cpln/protected` tag set to `true`.

Use this tag to safeguard critical resources such as workloads and secrets from accidental deletion. To delete a protected resource, first remove the tag or change its value from `true`.

## Using the Console

### Add tag

From nearly any resource within the Console, follow these steps to add the protected tag:

1. Click `Tags`.
2. Click the `Add` button.
3. In the blank row that was added:
   * Enter `cpln/protected` for the `Key`.
   * Enter `true` for the `Value`.
4. Click `Update`.

### Remove tag

From nearly any resource within the Console, follow these steps to remove the protected tag:

1. Click `Tags`.
2. Click the delete icon for the row that contains the `cpln/protected` tag.
3. Click `Update`.

<Tip>
  You can also toggle resource protection by clicking the lock switch to the right of the `Actions` button.
</Tip>

## Using the CLI

Most resource commands support the `tag` subcommand.

The examples below add and remove the `cpln/protected` tag from a workload. Substitute `workload` with the target resource kind.

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Add tag theme={null}
  cpln workload tag WORKLOAD_NAME --tag cpln/protected=true --gvc GVC_NAME --org ORG_NAME
  ```

  ```bash Remove tag theme={null}
  cpln workload tag WORKLOAD_NAME --remove-tag cpln/protected --gvc GVC_NAME --org ORG_NAME
  ```
</CodeGroup>