---
title: "Set current Thread state."
method: PUT
path: "/node/state"
tags: ["node"]
---

# Set current Thread state.

`PUT /node/state`

Enable and disable the Thread protocol operation. If network interface
hasn't been started yet, it will get started automatically.

## Request body

- string — Can be "enable" or "disable".

## Response `200`

Successful operation.

## Other responses

- `400` — The client sent an invalid request. The client SHOULD perform action(s) to provide valid syntax before retrying the request.
- `409` — The request conflicts with the current state of the target resource; either the request body cannot be applied to the resource state or the resource state cannot satisfy the request. The client SHOULD perform action(s) to re-synchronize application state before retrying the request.
- `500` — The server encountered an unexpected error. The client SHOULD retry after a longer period of time.

## Changes

- **2026-02-25** `8c1be192f42d` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the success response with the status `204`
  - added the success response with the status `200`
- **2025-09-10** `21e4b0112d12` — 1 breaking, 4 info
  - removed the success response with the status `200`
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the non-success response with the status `409`
  - added the non-success response with the status `500`
  - …1 more
- **2023-05-17** `febeb5ecd0ce` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2023-05-10** `54157cc83c30` — 1 breaking
  - api removed without deprecation

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

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