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id: cce1edcc-07dd-420f-9cd4-829826dd1cb3
title: audioMute
slug: /js/reference/video/room-session/audio-mute
description: audioMute method for the RoomSession class.
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### audioMute

* **audioMute**(`params?`): `Promise<void>`

Puts the microphone on mute. The other participants will not hear audio from the muted participant anymore. You can use this method to mute either yourself or another participant in the room.

#### Parameters

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

<Indent>
  <ParamField path="memberId" type="string" required={false}>
    Id of the member to mute. If omitted, mutes the default device in the local client.
  </ParamField>
</Indent>

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Permissions

* `room.self.audio_mute`: to mute a local device.
* `room.member.audio_mute`: to mute a remote member.

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

#### Examples

Muting your own microphone:

```javascript
await roomSession.audioMute();
```

Muting the microphone of another participant:

```javascript
const id = "de550c0c-3fac-4efd-b06f-b5b8614b8966"; // you can get this from getMembers()
await roomSession.audioMute({ memberId: id });
```