---
title: "Toggle password protection for a website"
method: POST
path: "/v1/hosting/websites/{website_id}/password-protection"
tags: ["Website"]
---

# Toggle password protection for a website

`POST /v1/hosting/websites/{website_id}/password-protection`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.10web.io`
- URL: `https://api.10web.io/v1/hosting/websites/{website_id}/password-protection`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `x-api-key`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/10web/apis/10web-api-v1/docs/v1/hosting/websites/:website_id/password-protection/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Path parameters

- `website_id` integer, required

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `action` 'enable' | 'disable', required: Action to perform on password protection

## Response `200`

Password protection toggled successfully

- object
  - `status` 'ok'
  - `message` string: Success message

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `403`: Unauthorized access
- `429`: Too many requests
- `500`: Something went wrong

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/10web/apis/10web-api-v1.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/10web/apis/10web-api-v1/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/10web/apis/10web-api-v1/revisions/01afc9651dfc?raw)