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id: c7cfebb3-7a44-4cda-be4a-34a72cef3f9e
title: deaf
slug: /node/reference/video/room-session/deaf
description: deaf method for the RoomSession class.
max-toc-depth: 3
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[video-roomsession-1]: /docs/server-sdk/v4/node/reference/video/room-session/audio-unmute

### deaf

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

Mutes the incoming audio for a given member. The affected participant will not hear audio from the other participants anymore.

Note that in addition to making a participant deaf, this will also automatically mute the microphone of the target participant. If you want, you can then manually unmute it by calling [audioUnmute][video-roomsession-1].

#### Parameters

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

<Indent>
  <ParamField path="memberId" type="string">
    ID of the member to affect.
  </ParamField>
</Indent>

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Example

```js
import { SignalWire } from "@signalwire/realtime-api";

// Initialize the SignalWire client
const client = await SignalWire({ project: "ProjectID Here", token: "Token Here" })

// Access the video client from the main client
const videoClient = client.video;

// Setup listener for when a room starts
await videoClient.listen({

  onRoomStarted: async (roomSession) => {
    console.log("Room started", roomSession.displayName);
    await roomSession.listen({
      // Listen for when a member joins the room
      onMemberJoined: async (member) => {
        console.log("Member joined", member.name);
        // Deafen the member
        console.log("Deafing member", member.name);
        await roomSession.deaf({ memberId: member.id });
      }
    });
  },
  onRoomEnded: async (roomSession) => {
    console.log("Room ended", roomSession.displayName);
  }
});
```