# Confusion on \`consumer.setPriority\` method in mediasoup

**URL:** <https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/confusion-on-consumer-setpriority-method-in-mediasoup/6057>\
**Category:** mediasoup libraries\
**Created:** [May 20, 2024, 8:24am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/confusion-on-consumer-setpriority-method-in-mediasoup/6057 "2024-05-20T08:24:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@John](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/John)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 8:24am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/confusion-on-consumer-setpriority-method-in-mediasoup/6057/1 "2024-05-20T08:24:18Z")

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The `consumer.setPriority` method in mediasoup offers a mechanism to define consumer priority levels. While the default priority of 1, can anyone help me to understand how setting higher priorities (e.g., 5 or 10) impacts to the quality or resource ?