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id: 1ac66cfd-4093-477c-ab15-636ed9636546
title: setPositions
slug: /js/reference/video/room-session/set-positions
description: setPositions method for the RoomSession class.
max-toc-depth: 3
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### setPositions

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

Assigns a position in the layout for multiple members.

#### Parameters

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

<Indent>
  <ParamField path="positions" type="VideoPositions">
    Mapping of member IDs and positions to assign.
  </ParamField>
</Indent>

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Permissions

* `room.set_position`

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

```js
await roomSession.setPositions({
  positions: {
    "1bf4d4fb-a3e4-4d46-80a8-3ebfdceb2a60": "reserved-1",
    "e0c5be44-d6c7-438f-8cda-f859a1a0b1e7": "auto",
  },
});
```