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id: a6367e13-ab3f-4c56-9083-212061ee8ae6
title: demote
slug: /js/reference/video/room-session/demote
description: demote method for the RoomSession class.
max-toc-depth: 3
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### demote

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

Demotes a participant from "member" to "audience". See [join](#join) and [promote](#promote).

#### 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="mediaAllowed" type="&#x22;all&#x22; | &#x22;audio-only&#x22; | &#x22;video-only&#x22;" required={false}>
    Specifies the media that the client will be allowed to *receive*. An audience participant cannot send any media.
  </ParamField>
</Indent>

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Permissions

* `room.member.demote`

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.demote({
  memberId: "de550c0c-3fac-4efd-b06f-b5b8614b8966",
  mediaAllowed: "all",
});
```