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id: e44cd298-7b32-4ee8-aa97-0bd824dd6a26
title: setPrioritizeHandraise
slug: /js/reference/video/room-session/set-prioritize-handraise
description: setPrioritizeHandraise method for the RoomSession class.
max-toc-depth: 3
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### setPrioritizeHandraise

* **setPrioritizeHandraise**(`params`): `Promise<boolean>`

Sets whether to prioritize hand-raise's or not.

#### Parameters

<ParamField path="param" type="boolean">
  Whether to raise or lower the hand. Default: `true`. If omitted, the hand status is toggled to the opposite of the current status.
</ParamField>

#### Permissions

* `video.prioritize_handraise`

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

#### Returns

`Promise<boolean>`

#### Example

```javascript
await room.setPrioritizeHandraise(false)
```