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id: 6797ce94-6087-4b60-a297-6bc669ed9146
title: setLayout
slug: /node/reference/video/room-session/set-layout
description: setLayout method for the RoomSession class.
max-toc-depth: 3
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[video-roomsession-4]: /docs/server-sdk/v3/node/reference/video/room-session/get-layouts

### setLayout

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

Sets a layout for the room. You can obtain a list of available layouts with [getLayouts][video-roomsession-4].

#### Parameters

| Name                | Type             | Description                                           |
| :------------------ | :--------------- | :---------------------------------------------------- |
| `params`            | `Object`         | -                                                     |
| `params.name`       | `string`         | Name of the layout.                                   |
| `params.positions?` | `VideoPositions` | Positions to assign as soon as the new layout is set. |

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Example

Set the 6x6 layout:

```typescript
await roomSession.setLayout({ name: "6x6" });
```