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id: 3d02e114-bbfb-4ec1-be89-08e6999992d0
title: setPrioritizeHandraise
slug: /node/reference/video/room-session/set-prioritize-hand-raise
description: setPrioritizeHandraise method for the RoomSession class.
max-toc-depth: 3
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### setPrioritizeHandraise

* **setPrioritizeHandraise**(`param`): `Promise<boolean>`

Set whether to prioritize hand-raise or not. Users with raised hands will be shown in the main video area over other participants who don't have their hand raised.

#### Parameters

<ParamField path="param" type="boolean" required default="true">
  Whether to prioritize participants on the canvas with their hand-raised. If omitted, the hand status is toggled to the opposite of the current status.
</ParamField>

#### Returns

`Promise<boolean>`

#### Example

In this example, we wait for a room to start and then set the room to prioritize hand-raise.

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

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

// Access 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);

    // Set the room to prioritize hand-raise
    await roomSession.setPrioritizeHandraise(true);
  }
});
```