# Protected Items<\/p>\n
## Overview<\/p>\n
Protected Items lets server operators mark any item as protected. A protected item stays with the player no matter what \u2014 it cannot be dropped, lost on death, placed, used, or moved into external storage.<\/p>\n
The protection flag is stored in the item’s Persistent Data Container (PDC), so it survives server restarts and transfers between inventories.<\/p>\n
## Commands<\/p>\n
| Command | Permission | Description | All commands require the item to be in the player’s main hand (except `list` and `listall`). Commands can only be executed by players, not from the console.<\/p>\n ## Permissions<\/p>\n | Permission | Default | Description | ## Protected Item Behavior<\/p>\n ### Drop ### Death ### Block Placement ### Right-Click Use ### Containers Players with the `protecteditems.bypass-store` permission can place protected items into any container (useful for distributing items to other players).<\/p>\n ### Item Frames ## Localization<\/p>\n The plugin supports English and Russian. The language is selected automatically based on each player’s Minecraft client language setting. If the player’s locale is not supported, English is used as the fallback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Adds a command to protect items from dropping, loss on death, placement and right-click use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":125759,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"protected-items","_minecraft_project_id":"lgKaVEQc","_minecraft_author":"Nyansus","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":23,"_minecraft_follows":2,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"protected-items.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":38953,"_minecraft_version_count":2,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T22:28:30.548170Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2026-03-04T23:58:36.403756Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-03-08T19:24:18.962189Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/protected-items","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":125759,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-07T09:18:59+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"65faf61836d7604b4319d440d28328e1","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[124,89,126,127,129,92],"mod_loader":[130,132,134],"minecraft_version":[62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82],"class_list":["post-125758","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-bukkit","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-management","mod_category-paper","mod_category-spigot","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-bukkit","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-spigot","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n|———|———–|————-|
\n| `\/protected add` | `protecteditems.use` | Mark the held item as protected |
\n| `\/protected remove` | `protecteditems.use` | Remove protection from the held item |
\n| `\/protected check` | `protecteditems.use` | Check whether the held item is protected |
\n| `\/protected list` | `protecteditems.use` | List your own protected items |
\n| `\/protected list
\n| `\/protected listall` | `protecteditems.admin` | List all protected items across the server |<\/p>\n
\n|———–|———|————-|
\n| `protecteditems.use` | op | Allows using the `\/protected` command |
\n| `protecteditems.admin` | op | Allows `\/protected list
\n| `protecteditems.bypass-store` | op | Allows placing protected items into any container |<\/p>\n
\nAttempts to drop a protected item are cancelled. The player receives a message.<\/p>\n
\nProtected items are **not** dropped on death. They are restored to the player’s inventory upon respawn. If there is not enough space, they are dropped near the player.<\/p>\n
\nPlacing a protected item as a block is cancelled.<\/p>\n
\nRight-click usage of consumable\/throwable items (eggs, snowballs, spawn eggs, etc.) is cancelled when the item is protected.<\/p>\n
\nProtected items **cannot** be moved into regular containers (chests, barrels, hoppers, etc.). However, they **can** be stored in ender chests.<\/p>\n
\nProtected items cannot be placed into item frames.<\/p>\n