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

# Get current active operational dataset

`GET /node/dataset/active`

## Response `200`

Returns currently active operational dataset

- 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

## Other responses

- `204` — No active operational dataset

## Changes

- **2025-09-10** `21e4b0112d12` — 10 warning, 10 info
  - removed the optional property `ActiveTimestamp` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `Channel` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `ChannelMask` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `ExtPanId` from the response with the `200` status
  - …16 more
- **2024-10-24** `ff8c55936651` — 1 breaking, 10 info
  - the response's body type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
  - added the optional property `ActiveTimestamp` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `Channel` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `ChannelMask` to the response with the `200` status
  - …7 more
- **2023-05-10** `54157cc83c30` — 1 breaking, 10 warning
  - the response's body type/format changed from `object`/`` to ``/`` for status `200`
  - removed the optional property `activeTimestamp` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `channel` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `channelMask` from the response with the `200` status
  - …7 more

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

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