# lowerHand()

Lowers the hand of the local user if no **userId** param is provided. 

Otherwise lowers the hand of the user with the specified user id.

Of course if the hand of the user wasn't raised previously, calling the **lowerHand** method won't have any effect.

```javascript
//Lowers the hand of the local user
sambaFrame.lowerHand();

//Lowers the hand of the user with the specified user id
sambaFrame.lowerHand('9efc7798-a1a4-44bd-9d8d-532fe0feea9d');
```

Corresponding [handLowered](/reference/sdk/events/handlowered.md) event will be emitted.

**Sample use cases**: 

* Have a custom toolbar in your integration and make user to be able to raise and then lower hand from it.
* Make moderators be able to lower hand of users from your custom participants panel

{% hint style="info" %}
**lowerHand** is often used in conjunction with the [raiseHand](/reference/sdk/methods/raisehand.md) method.
{% endhint %}


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