# Local Muting and Un-Muting

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/local-muting-and-un-muting/48976>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [April 27, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/local-muting-and-un-muting/48976 "2021-04-27T14:12:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jim.lopiano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jim.lopiano/32/18168_2.png) [@jim.lopiano](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jim.lopiano)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/local-muting-and-un-muting/48976/1 "2021-04-27T14:12:41Z")

</div>

Can you programmatically mute everyone on a Zoom session except for the pinned user. This would only effect the local Zoom session created by the desktop API. I see methods for muting and unmuting participants in the C# wrapper but it is unclear if this effects all participant’s Zoom sessions or just the local session.

Thanks.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![alexmayo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/alexmayo/32/27289_2.png) [@alexmayo](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/alexmayo)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/local-muting-and-un-muting/48976/2 "2021-04-27T14:18:08Z")

</div>

Hi @jim.lopiano,

Welcome to the community!

Musing a user (programmatically or via the interface) will affect all participants, and not just the current device. However it’s been a much requested feature for a long time, so be sure to visit the thread below and share your requirements.

> [@Local, per-user/individual volume control in Zoom meetings/webinars/etc](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/local-per-user-individual-volume-control-in-zoom-meetings-webinars-etc/8216):
>
> I can’t for the life of me figure out why Zoom Meetings/Webinars have no individual user volume controls in-meeting for all the users on a local control (client side). slightly_frowning_face Zoom is awesome and has many things that other platforms don’t do well, but this one is really lacking, considering there is much more technically-heavy infrastructure and features that Zoom does have and already implements. While the semi-recent enhancements to echo cancellation, etc. have helped a tad, …

Thanks,  
Alex

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![will.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/will.zoom/32/14417_2.png) [@will.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/will.zoom)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/local-muting-and-un-muting/48976/3 "2021-04-28T15:46:29Z")

</div>

Thanks for your help, Alex!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/local-muting-and-un-muting/48976/4 "2021-05-29T01:46:36Z")

</div>

Closed on May 29, 2021, 1:46am UTC

This topic was automatically closed 30 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.