---
title: "Get current pending operational dataset"
method: GET
path: "/node/dataset/pending"
tags: ["node"]
---

# Get current pending operational dataset

`GET /node/dataset/pending`

## Response `200`

Returns currently pending operational dataset

- PendingDataset
  - `activeDataset` union
    - ActiveDataset
      - `activeTimestamp` Timestamp
        - `seconds` integer — Timestamp seconds
        - `ticks` integer — Timestamp ticks
        - `authoritative` boolean
      - `networkKey` string — Network key, 16 bytes long, formatted as a hexadecimal string
      - `networkName` string — Network name, 16 bytes long
      - `extPanId` string — Extended PAN ID, 8 bytes long, formatted as a hexadecimal string
      - `meshLocalPrefix` string — Mesh local IPv6 prefix
      - `panId` integer — IEEE 802.15.4 PAN ID of the Thread network
      - `channel` integer — IEEE 802.15.4 channel of the Thread network
      - `pskc` string — The pre-shared commissioner key
      - `securityPolicy` SecurityPolicy
        - `rotationTime` integer — Thread key rotation time in hours
        - `obtainNetworkKey` boolean — Obtaining the Network Key for out-of-band commissioning is enabled
        - `nativeCommissioning` boolean — Native Commissioning using PSKc is allowed
        - `routers` boolean — Thread 1.0/1.1.x Routers are enabled
        - `externalCommissioning` boolean — External Commissioner authentication is allowed
        - `commercialCommissioning` boolean — Commercial Commissioning is enabled
        - `autonomousEnrollment` boolean — Autonomous Enrollment is enabled
        - `networkKeyProvisioning` boolean — Network Key Provisioning is enabled
        - `tobleLink` boolean — ToBLE link is enabled
        - `nonCcmRouters` boolean — Non-CCM Routers enabled
      - `channelMask` integer — Channel mask
    - string — Operational dataset as hex-encoded TLVs.
  - `pendingTimestamp` Timestamp
    - `seconds` integer — Timestamp seconds
    - `ticks` integer — Timestamp ticks
    - `authoritative` boolean
  - `delay` integer — Delay timer in milliseconds

## Other responses

- `204` — No pending operational dataset

## Changes

- **2026-04-15** `a426fe5c14e1` — 1 warning, 1 info
  - removed the optional property `PendingTimestamp` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `pendingTimestamp` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-09-10** `21e4b0112d12` — 5 warning, 5 info
  - removed the optional property `ActiveDataset` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `Delay` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `PendingTimestamp/Authoritative` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `PendingTimestamp/Seconds` from the response with the `200` status
  - …6 more
- **2023-05-10** `54157cc83c30` — 3 warning, 3 info
  - removed the optional property `activeDataset` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `delay` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `pendingTimestamp` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `ActiveDataset` to the response with the `200` status
  - …2 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/openthread/apis/swagger-openthread-rest-api/changes/node/dataset/pending/get.md)

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