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id: 5da3414b-ff3c-4e34-aa22-4d5754004b3a
title: setMemberState
slug: /js/reference/chat/client/set-member-state
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* **setMemberState**(`params`): `Promise<void>`

Sets a state object for a member, for the specified channels. The previous state object will be completely replaced.

## Parameters

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

<Indent>
  <ParamField path="params.channels" type="string | string[]" required={true}>
    Channels for which to set the state.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="params.memberId" type="string" required={true}>
    Id of the member to affect. If not provided, defaults to the current member.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="params.state" type="Record<any, any>" required={true}>
    The state to set. There are no requirements on the content of the state.
  </ParamField>
</Indent>

## Returns

`Promise<void>`

## Example

```js
await chatClient.setMemberState({
  channels: ["chan1", "chan2"],
  state: {
    online: true,
    typing: false,
  },
});
```