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# Create Commando Mode transition

> Create a Commando Mode transition.

POST/commandomodes/transitions

Create a Commando Mode transition.

A Commando Mode transition enables/disables a given Commando Mode control set. You must have an existing Commando Mode control set to enable/disable Commando Mode.

## Body field details

| Fields | Description |
| - | - |
| token string  Optional | The unique identifier of the Commando Mode transition. If you do not include a token, the system will generate one automatically. This token is necessary for use in other API calls, so we recommend that rather than let the system generate one, you use a simple string that is easy to remember. This value cannot be updated. **Allowable Values:**  36 char max |
| commando\_mode\_token string  Required | The unique identifier of the Commando Mode control set to transition. **Allowable Values:**  Existing Commando Mode token. |
| transition object  Required | Determines the state of the associated Commando Mode control set. **Allowable Values:**  Existing `transition` object. |

## The transition object

| Fields | Description |
| - | - |
| commando\_enabled boolean  Required | Indicates whether Commando Mode is enabled. **Allowable Values:**  `true`, `false` |
| reason string  Optional | Describes the reason the current state of the Commando Mode control set was changed. **Allowable Values:**  512 char max **Default value:** `null` |
| channel string  Required | The mechanism that changed the Commando Mode control set's state. **Allowable Values:**  `API`, `SYSTEM`, `ADMIN` |
| user\_name string  Optional | Identifies the user who changed the Commando Mode control set's state. **Allowable Values:**  256 char max **Default value:** `null` |

## Sample request body

```json JSON lines wrap theme={null}
{
  "token": "commando_mode_1_transition",
  "commando_mode_token": "commando_mode_1",
  "transition": {
    "commando_enabled": "true",
    "reason": "Lost connection",
    "channel": "API",
    "user_name": "Bob"
  }
}
```

## Sample response body

```json JSON lines wrap theme={null}
{
  "token": "commando_mode_1_transition",
  "commando_mode_token": "commando_mode_1",
  "transition": {
    "commando_enabled": "true",
    "reason": "Lost connection",
    "channel": "API",
    "user_name": "Bob"
  },
  "created_time": "2021-02-14T18:48:10Z"
}
```


## Related topics

- [Commando Mode Addendum Overview](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/commando-mode-addendum.md)
- [Retrieve Commando Mode transition](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/commando-mode/retrieve-commando-mode-transition.md)
- [List Commando Mode transitions set](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/commando-mode/list-transitions-set.md)
- [Create Commando Mode control set](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/commando-mode-addendum/create-control-set.md)
- [Event Types](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/event-types.md)