# Unprotect-Item

Unprotects the specified Sitecore item.

## Syntax

Unprotect-Item \[-Item] \<Item> \[-PassThru]

Unprotect-Item \[-Path] \<String> \[-PassThru]

Unprotect-Item -Id \<String> \[-Database \<String>] \[-PassThru]

## Detailed Description

The Unprotect-Item command removes protection from the item provided to it.

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## Parameters

### -PassThru \<SwitchParameter>

Passes the unprotected item back into the pipeline.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Item \<Item>

The item to be unprotected.

| Aliases                     |                                |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| Required?                   | true                           |
| Position?                   | 1                              |
| Default Value               |                                |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | true (ByValue, ByPropertyName) |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false                          |

### -Path \<String>

Path to the item to be unprotected - can work with Language parameter to specify the language other than current session language.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | true  |
| Position?                   | 1     |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Id \<String>

Id of the item to be unprotected.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | true  |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Database \<String>

Database containing the item to be fetched with Id parameter.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

## Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

* can be piped from another cmdlet\* Sitecore.Data.Items.Item

## Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

* Only if -PassThru is used\* Sitecore.Data.Items.Item

## Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

## Examples

### EXAMPLE 1

Unprotect the Home item providing its path

```powershell
PS master:\> Unprotect-Item -Path master:\content\home
```

### EXAMPLE 2

Unprotect the Home item providing it from the pipeline and passing it back to the pipeline

```powershell
PS master:\> Get-Item -Path master:\content\home | Unprotect-Item -PassThru

Name   Children Languages                Id                                     TemplateName
----   -------- ---------                --                                     ------------
Home   False    {en, ja-JP, de-DE, da}   {110D559F-DEA5-42EA-9C1C-8A5DF7E70EF9} Sample Item
```

## Related Topics

* <https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/>
* [Protect-Item](/appendix/security/protect-item.md)
* Get-Item


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