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title: getLayouts
slug: /js/reference/video/room-session/get-layouts
description: getLayouts method for the RoomSession class.
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### getLayouts

* **getLayouts**(): `Promise<{ layouts: string[] }>`

Returns a list of available layouts for the room.

#### Returns

`Promise<{ layouts: string[] }>`

#### Permissions

* `room.list_available_layouts`

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.getLayouts()
// returns:
{
  "layouts": [
    "8x8", "2x1", "1x1", "5up", "5x5",
    "4x4", "10x10", "2x2", "6x6", "3x3",
    "grid-responsive", "highlight-1-responsive"
  ]
}
```