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id: 9c2ea691-eb38-41f8-bc30-92eb498b38f2
title: getMemberState
slug: /js/reference/chat/client/get-member-state
max-toc-depth: 3
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* **getMemberState**(`params`): `Promise<{ channels: Record<string, ChatChannelState> }>`

Returns the states of a member in the specified channels.

## Parameters

<ParamField path="params" type="object" required={true}>
  Configuration object for getting member state
</ParamField>

<Indent>
  <ParamField path="params.channels" type="string | string[]">
    Channels for which to get the state.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="params.memberId" type="string" required={true}>
    Id of the member for which to get the state.
  </ParamField>
</Indent>

## Returns

`Promise<{ channels: Record<string, ChatChannelState> }>`

## Example

```js
const s = await chatClient.getMemberState({
  channels: ["chan1", "chan2"],
  memberId: "my-member-id",
});

s.channels.length; // 2
s.channels.chan1.state; // the state object for chan1
```