# \&scenerestore

Director Option! ([`&director`](/advanced-settings/director-parameters/director.md), [`&room`](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/room.md))

## Details

Add `&scenerestore` to the director URL to let the main director restore a guest's manual scene assignment after that guest disconnects and rejoins.

Example:

```
https://vdo.ninja/?director=ROOMNAME&scenerestore
```

This is useful when guests are manually assigned to scene outputs such as `&scene=1`, `&scene=2`, or `&scene=3`, and a guest drops because of a poor connection.

When enabled, the main director creates a temporary restore lease when a guest is placed into a scene. If that guest reconnects with the matching restore token while the lease is still active, the director can reapply the previous scene selection.

The lease auto-renews while the guest remains connected, so long-running sessions continue to be restorable. After a disconnect, or after the last scene action for that guest, the lease expires after 15 minutes. If the director hangs up, disconnects, or otherwise revokes the guest, the lease expires immediately.

`&scenerestore` is opt-in. It does not bypass room authentication, director approval, queue/hold modes, or the normal director trust checks.

## Related

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MZdvjAL58404IcgJBTn" %}
[\&scene](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/scene.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-Mc\_epQVqsAu3z9iEQxC" %}
[\&scenetype](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/scenetype.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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