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id: 8ec3f4b7-e10d-453f-92b8-f036e6da668a
title: setRaisedHand
slug: /js/reference/video/room-session/set-raised-hand
description: setRaisedHand method for the RoomSession class.
max-toc-depth: 3
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### setRaisedHand

* **setRaisedHand**(`params`): `Promise<void>`

Sets the raised hand status for the current member.

#### Parameters

<ParamField path="params" type="object">
  Object containing the parameters of the method.
</ParamField>

<Indent>
  <ParamField path="memberId" type="string" required={false}>
    Id of the member to affect. If omitted, affects the current member.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="raised" type="boolean" required={false}>
    Whether to raise or lower the hand. Default: `true`. If omitted, the hand status is toggled to the opposite of the current status.
  </ParamField>
</Indent>

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Permissions

* `video.member.raisehand`: to raise a hand
* `video.member.lowerhand`: to lower a hand

You need to specify the permissions when [creating the Video Room Token](/docs/apis/video/room-tokens/create-room-token) on the server side.

#### Example

```javascript
await roomSession.setRaisedHand({
  memberId: "de550c0c-3fac-4efd-b06f-b5b86...",
  raised: false
});
```