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# platform.getPendingValidators

List the validators in the pending validator set of the specified Subnet. Each validator is not currently validating the Subnet but will in the future.

This method will use `10` [Compute Units](/v1/about/billing.md).

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## Reference: [Here](https://docs.avax.network/reference/avalanchego/p-chain/api#platformgetpendingvalidators)

## **Parameters**

* `nodeIDs` - \[]string - (optional) a list of the nodeIDs of pending validators to request. If omitted, all pending validators are returned. If a specified nodeID is not in the set of pending validators, it will not be included in the response.
* `subnetID` (optional) The subnet whose current validators are returned. If omitted, returns the current validators of the Primary Network.

## Returns

* `delegators` - object
  * `txID` - string - the validator transaction.
  * `startTime` - string - the Unix time when the validator starts.
  * `endTime` - string - the Unix time when the validator stops.
  * `stakeAmount` - string - (optional) the amount of nAVAX this validator staked. Omitted if subnetID is not the Primary Network.
  * `nodeID` - string - (optional) the validating node’s node ID.
* validators - object
  * weight - string - (optional) the validator’s weight when sampling validators. Omitted if subnetID is the Primary Network.
  * connected - bool - (optional) if the node is connected.
  * nodeID - string - (optional) the validator’s node ID.
  * stakeAmount - string - (optional) the amount of nAVAX this validator staked. Omitted if subnetID is not the Primary Network.
  * endTime - string - the Unix time when the validator stops validating the Subnet.
  * startTime - string - the Unix time when the validator starts validating the Subnet.
  * txID - string - the validator transaction.

```json
// Result
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "validators": [
      {
        "txID": "2NNkpYTGfTFLSGXJcHtVv6drwVU2cczhmjK2uhvwDyxwsjzZMm",
        "startTime": "1600368632",
        "endTime": "1602960455",
        "stakeAmount": "200000000000",
        "nodeID": "NodeID-5mb46qkSBj81k9g9e4VFjGGSbaaSLFRzD",
        "delegationFee": "10.0000",
        "connected": false
      }
    ],
    "delegators": [
      {
        "txID": "Bbai8nzGVcyn2VmeYcbS74zfjJLjDacGNVuzuvAQkHn1uWfoV",
        "startTime": "1600368523",
        "endTime": "1602960342",
        "stakeAmount": "20000000000",
        "nodeID": "NodeID-7Xhw2mDxuDS44j42TCB6U5579esbSt3Lg"
      }
    ]
  },
  "id": 1
}
```

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="mainnet" %}

```bash
curl https://mainnet.avalanche.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>/ext/bc/P \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "platform.getPendingValidators",
    "params": {},
    "id": 1
}'

```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="testnet" %}

```bash
curl https://fuji.avalanche.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>/ext/bc/P \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "platform.getPendingValidators",
    "params": {},
    "id": 1
}'
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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