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# CallSelfParticipant

> Self participant interface with control methods Extends CallParticipant with methods for controlling the local participant

Self participant interface with control methods
Extends CallParticipant with methods for controlling the local participant

## **Extends**

* [`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant)

## **Properties**

**`screenShareStatus`** `ScreenShareStatus` — required

Current screen-share status for this participant. See [`ScreenShareStatus`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/type-aliases/screen-share-status).

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**`screenShareStatus$`** `Observable<ScreenShareStatus>` — required

Observable of current screen-share status for this participant. See [`ScreenShareStatus`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/type-aliases/screen-share-status).

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**`studioAudio`** `boolean` — required

Whether studio-audio processing is enabled for this participant.

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**`studioAudio$`** `Observable<boolean>` — required

Observable of whether studio-audio processing is enabled for this participant.

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#### Inherited from CallParticipant

**`addressId`** `string | undefined` — required

User-address ID, if this participant is a known user.

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**`addressId$`** `Observable<string | undefined>` — required

Observable of user-address ID, if this participant is a known user.

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**`audioMuted`** `boolean` — required

Whether this participant's audio is muted.

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**`audioMuted$`** `Observable<boolean | undefined>` — required

Observable of whether this participant's audio is muted.

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**`autoGain`** `boolean` — required

Whether automatic gain control is enabled on this participant's microphone.

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**`autoGain$`** `Observable<boolean | undefined>` — required

Observable of whether automatic gain control is enabled on this participant's microphone.

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**`callId`** `string | undefined` — required

Call ID for this participant's leg — the participant's own call context, not necessarily the local call's ID.

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**`deaf`** `boolean` — required

Whether this participant is deafened (does not receive other participants' audio).

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**`deaf$`** `Observable<boolean | undefined>` — required

Observable of whether this participant is deafened (does not receive other participants' audio).

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**`denoise`** `boolean` — required

Whether noise suppression is enabled on this participant's microphone.

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**`denoise$`** `Observable<boolean | undefined>` — required

Observable of whether noise suppression is enabled on this participant's microphone.

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**`echoCancellation`** `boolean` — required

Whether echo cancellation is enabled on this participant's microphone.

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**`echoCancellation$`** `Observable<boolean | undefined>` — required

Observable of whether echo cancellation is enabled on this participant's microphone.

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**`handraised`** `boolean` — required

Whether this participant has their hand raised.

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**`handraised$`** `Observable<boolean | undefined>` — required

Observable of whether this participant has their hand raised.

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**`id`** `string` — required

Unique participant ID, assigned by the media server.

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**`inputSensitivity`** `number | undefined` — required

Microphone input sensitivity, or `undefined` if not adjustable.

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**`inputSensitivity$`** `Observable<number | undefined>` — required

Observable of microphone input sensitivity, or `undefined` if not adjustable.

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**`inputVolume`** `number | undefined` — required

Microphone input volume, or `undefined` if not adjustable.

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**`inputVolume$`** `Observable<number | undefined>` — required

Observable of microphone input volume, or `undefined` if not adjustable.

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**`isAudience`** `boolean` — required

Whether this participant is an audience member rather than an active participant.

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**`isTalking`** `boolean` — required

Whether the media server currently detects voice activity from this participant.

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**`isTalking$`** `Observable<boolean | undefined>` — required

Observable of whether the media server currently detects voice activity from this participant.

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**`lowbitrate`** `boolean` — required

Whether low-bitrate mode is enabled for this participant.

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**`lowbitrate$`** `Observable<boolean | undefined>` — required

Observable of whether low-bitrate mode is enabled for this participant.

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**`meta`** `Record<string, unknown> | undefined` — required

Arbitrary metadata bag for the local participant, if any.

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**`meta$`** `Observable<Record<string, unknown> | undefined>` — required

Observable of the call-level metadata bag.

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**`name`** `string | undefined` — required

Display name of this participant.

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**`name$`** `Observable<string | undefined>` — required

Observable of display name of this participant.

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**`nodeId`** `string | undefined` — required

ID of the media node hosting this participant.

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**`nodeId$`** `Observable<string | undefined>` — required

Observable of the media node ID currently hosting the call.

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**`noiseSuppression`** `boolean` — required

Whether noise suppression is enabled on this participant's microphone.

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**`noiseSuppression$`** `Observable<boolean | undefined>` — required

Observable of whether noise suppression is enabled on this participant's microphone.

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**`outputVolume`** `number | undefined` — required

Speaker output volume for this participant, or `undefined` if not adjustable.

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**`outputVolume$`** `Observable<number | undefined>` — required

Observable of speaker output volume for this participant, or `undefined` if not adjustable.

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**`position`** `LayoutLayer | undefined` — required

Current layout position of this participant, or `undefined` if not yet placed. See [`LayoutLayer`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/layout-layer).

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**`position$`** `Observable<LayoutLayer | undefined>` — required

Observable of current layout position of this participant, or `undefined` if not yet placed. See [`LayoutLayer`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/layout-layer).

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**`userId`** `string | undefined` — required

User ID associated with this participant, if known.

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**`userId$`** `Observable<string | undefined>` — required

Observable of user ID associated with this participant, if known.

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**`target`** `MemberTarget` — required

The member's own RPC target triple. Throws [`ParticipantNotReadyError`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/errors/participant-not-ready-error) until the member's call context has been received.

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**`type`** `string | undefined` — required

Participant type (e.g. `member`, `audience`).

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**`type$`** `Observable<string | undefined>` — required

Observable of participant type (e.g. `member`, `audience`).

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**`videoMuted`** `boolean` — required

Whether this participant's video is muted.

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**`videoMuted$`** `Observable<boolean | undefined>` — required

Observable of whether this participant's video is muted.

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**`visible`** `boolean` — required

Whether this participant is currently visible in the layout.

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**`visible$`** `Observable<boolean | undefined>` — required

Observable of whether this participant is currently visible in the layout.

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## **Methods**

### addAdditionalDevice()

```ts
addAdditionalDevice(options): Promise<void>
```

#### Parameters

**`options`** `MediaOptions` — required

Per-operation options (media options, device-select options, or capture override depending on context). See [`MediaOptions`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/media-options).

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#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

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### addAudioInputDevice()

```ts
addAudioInputDevice(options?): Promise<void>
```

#### Parameters

**`options`** `{ constraints?: MediaTrackConstraints; stream?: MediaStream; }`

Per-operation options (media options, device-select options, or capture override depending on context). See [`MediaTrackConstraints`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaTrackConstraints) and [`MediaStream`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaStream).

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#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

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### addInputDevices()

```ts
addInputDevices(options?): Promise<void>
```

#### Parameters

**`options`** `MediaOptions`

Per-operation options (media options, device-select options, or capture override depending on context). See [`MediaOptions`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/media-options).

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#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

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### addVideoInputDevice()

```ts
addVideoInputDevice(options?): Promise<void>
```

#### Parameters

**`options`** `{ constraints?: MediaTrackConstraints; stream?: MediaStream; }`

Per-operation options (media options, device-select options, or capture override depending on context). See [`MediaTrackConstraints`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaTrackConstraints) and [`MediaStream`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaStream).

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#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

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### disableStudioAudio()

```ts
disableStudioAudio(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

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### enableStudioAudio()

```ts
enableStudioAudio(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

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### end()

```ts
end(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`end`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#end)

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### mute()

```ts
mute(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`mute`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#mute)

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### muteVideo()

```ts
muteVideo(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`muteVideo`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#mutevideo)

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### remove()

```ts
remove(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`remove`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#remove)

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### removeAdditionalDevice()

```ts
removeAdditionalDevice(id): Promise<void>
```

#### Parameters

**`id`** `string` — required

Unique participant ID, assigned by the media server.

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#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

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### selectAudioInputDevice()

```ts
selectAudioInputDevice(device, options?): void
```

#### Parameters

**`device`** `MediaDeviceInfo` — required

Media device to use for this participant. See [`MediaDeviceInfo`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDeviceInfo).

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**`options`** `SelectDeviceOptions`

Per-operation options (media options, device-select options, or capture override depending on context). See [`SelectDeviceOptions`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/select-device-options).

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#### Returns

`void`

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### selectAudioOutputDevice()

```ts
selectAudioOutputDevice(device, options?): void
```

#### Parameters

**`device`** `MediaDeviceInfo` — required

Media device to use for this participant. See [`MediaDeviceInfo`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDeviceInfo).

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**`options`** `SelectDeviceOptions`

Per-operation options (media options, device-select options, or capture override depending on context). See [`SelectDeviceOptions`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/select-device-options).

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#### Returns

`void`

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### selectVideoInputDevice()

```ts
selectVideoInputDevice(device, options?): void
```

#### Parameters

**`device`** `MediaDeviceInfo` — required

Media device to use for this participant. See [`MediaDeviceInfo`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDeviceInfo).

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**`options`** `SelectDeviceOptions`

Per-operation options (media options, device-select options, or capture override depending on context). See [`SelectDeviceOptions`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/select-device-options).

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#### Returns

`void`

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### setAudioInputDeviceConstraints()

```ts
setAudioInputDeviceConstraints(constraints): Promise<boolean>
```

#### Parameters

**`constraints`** `MediaTrackConstraints` — required

Media-track constraints applied to this participant's input. See [`MediaTrackConstraints`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaTrackConstraints).

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#### Returns

`Promise<boolean>` — whether the constraints reached the media the call is sending.

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### setAudioInputSensitivity()

```ts
setAudioInputSensitivity(value): Promise<void>
```

#### Parameters

**`value`** `number` — required

New value for the property being set.

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#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`setAudioInputSensitivity`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#setaudioinputsensitivity)

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### setAudioInputVolume()

```ts
setAudioInputVolume(value): Promise<void>
```

#### Parameters

**`value`** `number` — required

New value for the property being set.

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#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`setAudioInputVolume`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#setaudioinputvolume)

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### setAudioOutputVolume()

```ts
setAudioOutputVolume(value): Promise<void>
```

#### Parameters

**`value`** `number` — required

New value for the property being set.

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#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`setAudioOutputVolume`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#setaudiooutputvolume)

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### setInputDevicesConstraints()

```ts
setInputDevicesConstraints(constraints): Promise<boolean>
```

#### Parameters

**`constraints`** `{ audio: MediaTrackConstraints; video: MediaTrackConstraints; }` — required

Media-track constraints applied to this participant's input. See [`MediaTrackConstraints`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaTrackConstraints).

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#### Returns

`Promise<boolean>` — whether the constraints reached the media the call is sending.

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### setMeta()

```ts
setMeta(meta): Promise<void>
```

#### Parameters

**`meta`** `Record<string, unknown>` — required

Arbitrary metadata bag for the local participant, if any.

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#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`setMeta`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#setmeta)

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### setPosition()

```ts
setPosition(value): Promise<void>
```

#### Parameters

**`value`** `VideoPosition` — required

New value for the property being set. See [`VideoPosition`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/type-aliases/video-position).

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#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`setPosition`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#setposition)

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### setVideoInputDeviceConstraints()

```ts
setVideoInputDeviceConstraints(constraints): Promise<boolean>
```

#### Parameters

**`constraints`** `MediaTrackConstraints` — required

Media-track constraints applied to this participant's input. See [`MediaTrackConstraints`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaTrackConstraints).

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#### Returns

`Promise<boolean>` — whether the constraints reached the media the call is sending.

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### startScreenShare()

```ts
startScreenShare(options?): Promise<void>
```

#### Parameters

**`options`** `ScreenShareOptions`

Pass `{ audio: true }` to also request the shared surface's audio. Defaults to video only. See [`ScreenShareOptions`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/screen-share-options).

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#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

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### stopScreenShare()

```ts
stopScreenShare(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

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### toggleAudioInputAutoGain()

```ts
toggleAudioInputAutoGain(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`toggleAudioInputAutoGain`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#toggleaudioinputautogain)

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### toggleDeaf()

```ts
toggleDeaf(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`toggleDeaf`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#toggledeaf)

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### toggleEchoCancellation()

```ts
toggleEchoCancellation(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`toggleEchoCancellation`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#toggleechocancellation)

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### toggleHandraise()

```ts
toggleHandraise(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`toggleHandraise`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#togglehandraise)

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### toggleLowbitrate()

```ts
toggleLowbitrate(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`toggleLowbitrate`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#togglelowbitrate)

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### toggleMute()

```ts
toggleMute(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`toggleMute`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#togglemute)

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### toggleMuteVideo()

```ts
toggleMuteVideo(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`toggleMuteVideo`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#togglemutevideo)

---

### toggleNoiseSuppression()

```ts
toggleNoiseSuppression(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`toggleNoiseSuppression`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#togglenoisesuppression)

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### unmute()

```ts
unmute(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`unmute`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#unmute)

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### unmuteVideo()

```ts
unmuteVideo(): Promise<void>
```

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`unmuteVideo`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#unmutevideo)

---

### updateMeta()

```ts
updateMeta(meta): Promise<void>
```

#### Parameters

**`meta`** `Record<string, unknown>` — required

Arbitrary metadata bag for the local participant, if any.

---

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Inherited from

[`CallParticipant`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant).[`updateMeta`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/interfaces/call-participant#updatemeta)

> Self participant interface with control methods Extends CallParticipant with methods for controlling the local participant