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# setShowLocalVideo()

> Shows or hides the local participant's self-view in Daily Prebuilt.

`setShowLocalVideo(show)`

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Defaults to `true`.

## Parameters

<ParamField body="show" type="boolean" required>
  `true` to show the local video tile, `false` to hide it.
</ParamField>

## Return value

Returns `this` for chaining.

## Example

```javascript theme={null}
// Hide the self-view
call.setShowLocalVideo(false);
```

## See also

<CardGroup>
  <Card title="Types" icon="t" iconType="solid">
    * [DailyCallOptions: showLocalVideo](/reference/daily-js/types/daily-call-options#param-show-local-video)
  </Card>

  <Card title="Methods" icon="code" iconType="solid">
    * [showLocalVideo()](/reference/daily-js/instance-methods/show-local-video)
    * [setShowParticipantsBar()](/reference/daily-js/instance-methods/set-show-participants-bar)
  </Card>

  <Card title="Events" icon="bolt" iconType="solid">
    * [show-local-video-changed](/reference/daily-js/events/iframe-ui-events#show-local-video-changed)
  </Card>
</CardGroup>