---
title: "Creates or updates the pending operational dataset"
method: PUT
path: "/node/dataset/pending"
tags: ["node"]
---

# Creates or updates the pending operational dataset

`PUT /node/dataset/pending`

Creates or updates the the pending operational dataset on the current node. Delay needs to be set to let
the pending dataset apply as active dataset in the near future.

## Request body

- 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

## Response `200`

Successfully updated the pending operational dataset.

## Other responses

- `201` — Successfully created the pending operational dataset.
- `400` — Invalid request body.
- `500` — The server encountered an unexpected error. The client SHOULD retry after a longer period of time.

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