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id: 4b3368b7-e982-4139-a645-f31e6ad7d232
title: getMemberState
slug: /node/reference/chat/client/get-member-state
description: getMemberState method for the Client class.
max-toc-depth: 3
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### getMemberState

* **getMemberState**(`params`): `Promise<{ channels: Record<string, ChatChannelState> }>`

Returns the states of a member in the specified channels.

#### Parameters

| Name               | Type                   | Description                                  |
| :----------------- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------------------- |
| `params`           | `Object`               | -                                            |
| `params.channels?` | `string` \| `string[]` | Channels for which to get the state.         |
| `params.memberId`  | `string`               | Id of the member for which to get the state. |

#### Returns

`Promise<{ channels: Record<string, ChatChannelState> }>`

#### Example

```js
const s = await chatClient.getMemberState({
  channels: ["chan1", "chan2"],
  memberId: "my-member-id",
});

s.channels.length; // 2
s.channels.chan1.state; // the state object for chan1
```