# \&view

Viewer-Side Option! ([`&scene`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/scene), [`&room`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/room))

## Aliases

* `&streamid`
* `&pull`
* `&v`

## Options

Example: `&view=StreamID1,StreamID2`

<table><thead><tr><th width="188">Value</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>(string value)</td><td>stream ID to view; can be a comma-separated list of IDs</td></tr><tr><td>(no value given)</td><td>in a room, you don't see any other guests including the director</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Details

`&view` defines the stream or streams you are receiving, by their stream IDs.

<https://vdo.ninja/?push=streamid>\
<https://vdo.ninja/?view=streamid>

Optional if you are publishing a stream using [`&push`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/push).\
If the `&view` parameter is not added, the default behaviour will occur.\
If the `&view` parameter is provided, it will try to play any stream listed.\
If the `&view` parameter is provided, but no values are provided, no streams will play; only publishing will be allowed.

This is useful is you wish to publish a video into a group chat room, but only view video from specific known participants.\
This is also useful if you wish to create ad-hoc group chat sessions without using a group room.\
Videos will auto-load when they are available if not already.

You can use `&view` in a room combined with [`&scene`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/scene) or [`&solo`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/and-solo) to watch one or more specified video feeds of the room:\
`https://vdo.ninja/?room=roomname&scene&view=streamid1,streamid2`

## Related

{% content-ref url="../../getting-started/multi-person-chat" %}
[multi-person-chat](https://docs.vdo.ninja/getting-started/multi-person-chat)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../setup-parameters/push" %}
[push](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/push)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="scene" %}
[scene](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/scene)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="and-include" %}
[and-include](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/and-include)
{% endcontent-ref %}