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id: 3229f6ae-4718-4d32-901b-7d32fd001422
title: setRaisedHand
slug: /node/reference/video/room-session/set-raised-hand
description: setRaisedHand method for the RoomSession class.
max-toc-depth: 3
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[creating-the-video-room-token-1]: /docs/apis/video/room-tokens/create-room-token

### setRaisedHand

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

Sets the raised hand status for the current member.

#### Parameters

| Name              | Type      | Description                                                                                                                        |
| :---------------- | :-------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `params`          | `Object`  | -                                                                                                                                  |
| `params.memberId` | `string`  | Id of the member to affect.                                                                                                        |
| `params.raised?`  | `boolean` | Whether to raise or lower the hand. Default: `true`. If omitted, the hand status is toggled to the opposite of the current status. |

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Permissions

* `video.member.raisehand`: to raise a hand
* `video.member.lowerhand`: to lower a hand

You need to specify the permissions when [creating the Video Room Token][creating-the-video-room-token-1] on the server side.

#### Example

```javascript
await room.setRaisedHand({
  memberId: "de550c0c-3fac-4efd-b06f-b5b86...",
  raised: false
});
```