# mute publishers

**URL:** <https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/mute-publishers/803>\
**Category:** mediasoup libraries\
**Created:** [April 15, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/mute-publishers/803 "2020-04-15T10:13:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![OG-RTC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f475e1/32.png) [@OG-RTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/OG-RTC)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/mute-publishers/803/1 "2020-04-15T10:13:34Z")

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Hello, is it possible to mute audio/video for a given publisher using server side instead of client side  
thanks

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**Author:** ![ibc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mediasoup.discourse.group/ibc/32/1540_2.png) [@ibc](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/ibc)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 10:21am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/mute-publishers/803/2 "2020-04-15T10:21:27Z")

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Please check the server side Producer API doc.