# \&showonly

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

## Aliases

* [`&novideo`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/video-parameters/and-novideo)
* `&nv`
* `&hidevideo`

## Options

Example: `&showonly=streamID1,streamID2`

<table><thead><tr><th width="174">Value</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>(string value)</td><td>the stream IDs to view; can be a comma separated list</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Details

`&showonly` only shows any stream IDs that are listed. Useful for reducing the CPU and network load on other connect peers if voice-chat is sufficient.

* Useful for a large group room where you want everyone in the room to see only the OBS Virtualcam output.
* Consider using [`&broadcast`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/video-parameters/broadcast) option instead of this flag as it is better suited for presenting a single feed to a group than using `&showonly` alone.

This is actually just an alias of [`&novideo`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/video-parameters/and-novideo).

## Related

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

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