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id: 0c7d0aa9-a8bb-4370-93a0-7d14b2db0b43
title: join
slug: /js/reference/video/room-session/join
description: join method for the RoomSession class.
max-toc-depth: 3
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### join

* **join**(): `Promise<RoomSession>`

Joins the room session.

Depending on the token you passed to the constructor, the room could be joined
as a *member* or as an *audience* participant.

#### Parameters

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

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  <ParamField path="audio" type="MediaStreamConstraints['audio']" required={false}>
    Audio constraints to use when joining the room. Default: `true`.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="video" type="MediaStreamConstraints['video']" required={false}>
    Video constraints to use when joining the room. Default: `true`.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="receiveAudio" type="boolean" required={false}>
    Whether to receive audio. Default: `true`.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="receiveVideo" type="boolean" required={false}>
    Whether to receive video. Default: `true`.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="sendAudio" type="boolean" required={false}>
    Whether to send audio. This is ignored if the token belongs to an audience member, since they cannot send audio. Default: `true`.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="sendVideo" type="boolean" required={false}>
    Whether to send video. This is ignored if the token belongs to an audience member, since they cannot send video. Default: `true`.
  </ParamField>
</Indent>

#### Returns

`Promise<RoomSession>`