# Query Members

## Query Channel Members

The ability to search for and query members within a chat channel is an essential feature for creating a seamless and engaging user experience. With social.plus Chat SDK, developers can use the query member feature to allow users to search for and retrieve member information within a channel. We will discuss how to use the query member feature of social.plus Chat SDK to enable users to search and retrieve member information within a chat channel.

Here's an explanation of the function parameter:

`filter`: A parameter accepting a filter enum, enabling filtering members with matching membership status.

* `ALL` -> Members with any membership status
* `MEMBER` -> Only active members
* `MUTED` -> Only muted members
* `BANNED` -> Only banned members

`roles` : A parameter accepting an array of roles, enabling filtering members with matching roles

`includeDeleted` : A parameter accepting a boolean value.

* `true` -> include a member whose user has been deleted
* `false` -> exclude member whose user has been deleted

{% hint style="info" %}
Channel member count value is based on all members in the channel including the members whose user has been deleted.
{% endhint %}

`sortBy` : A parameter accepting a sorting option enum

* `FIRST_CREATED` -> Sort by membership creation date ascending
* `LAST_CREATED` -> Sort by membership creation date ascending

Note: The membership creation date is the time the user joins the channel.

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All participation-related methods in a channel fall under a separate `ChannelParticipation` class.

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{% embed url="<https://gist.github.com/amythee/82a1cbe1e8d4bb5d19fe944b42d6c5c1#file-query_member-swift>" %}
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All participation related methods in a channel fall under a separate `ChannelParticipation` class.

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You can get a list of all members, or add `memberships`, `roles` , `search` parameters to get certain members of the channel.

```javascript
import { ChannelRepository, MemberFilter } from '@amityco/js-sdk';

let members;

const liveCollection = ChannelRepository.queryMembers({
  channelId: 'channel1',
  memberships: [MemberFilter.Member],
  roles: ['role1'],
  search: 'asd',
});

liveCollection.on('dataUpdated', newModels => {
  members = newModels;
});

liveCollection.on('dataError', error => {
  console.error(error);
});

members= liveCollection.models;
```

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Version 6

{% embed url="<https://gist.github.com/amythee/b8bb3bd99bb896c2afc2c91ca64378c3#file-querychannelmembers-ts>" %}

Beta (v0.0.1)

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{% embed url="<https://gist.github.com/amythee/c1476d8cc7e4a698c49460440b483151#file-amitychannelmembersearch-dart>" %}
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