Type “sip show peer 100” to show you details of that extension (note: use the extension number you created
if it’s not 100)
Using the above commands, and monitoring information on a busy phone system can be difficult due to the speed of the information that is coming in on your screen. The commands listed below would be best suited for busier environments as they remove a lot of noise that can occur while watching the SIP traffic.
Type “exit” and hit enter to get back to the main command line prompt for your PBX
Type “sip set debug off” to turn off debugging, to avoid information overload when viewing your logs
Type “exit” and hit enter to go back to the main command line prompt for your PBX
Type “more full : grep 100” to give you all of the messages that include “100” (if different, replace 100 with the extension number that you created)
Type “more full : grep -i unreachable” to view logs that indicate the extension was unreachable
acl show – Show a named
ACL or list all named ACLs
ael reload – Reload AEL configuration
ael set debug {read|tokens|macros|contexts|off} – Enable AEL debugging flags
agent logoff – Sets an agent offline
agent show all – Show status of all agents
agent show online – Show status of online agents
agent show – Show information about an agent
agi dump html – Dumps a list of AGI commands in
HTML format
agi exec – Add AGI command to a channel in Async AGI
agi set debug [on|off] – Enable/Disable AGI debugging
agi show commands [topic] – List AGI commands or specific help
aoc set debug – enable cli debugging of AOC messages
ari mkpasswd – Encrypts a password
ari set debug – Enable/disable debugging of an ARI application
ari show apps – List registered ARI applications
ari show app – Display details of a registered ARI application
ari show status – Show ARI settings
ari show users – List ARI users
ari show user – List single ARI user
bridge kick – Kick a channel from a bridge
bridge show all – List all bridges
bridge show – Show information about a bridge
bridge technology show – List registered bridge technologies
bridge technology {suspend|unsuspend} – Suspend/unsuspend a bridge technology
calendar dump sched – Dump calendar sched context
calendar show calendar – Display information about a calendar
calendar show calendars – Show registered calendars
calendar show types – Show all calendar types loaded
cc cancel [core|all] – Kill a CC transaction
cc report status – Reports CC stats
cdr set debug [on|off] – Enable debugging in the CDR engine
cdr show active – Display active CDRs for channels
cdr show pgsql status – Show connection status of the PostgreSQL CDR driver (cdr_pgsql)
cdr show status – Display the CDR status
cdr submit – Posts all pending batched CDR data
cel show status – Display the CEL status
channel originate – Originate a call
channel redirect – Redirect a call
channel request hangup – Request a hangup on a given channel
cli check permissions – Try a permissions config for a user
cli reload permissions – Reload CLI permissions config
cli show aliases – Show CLI command aliases
cli show permissions – Show CLI permissions
confbridge kick – Kick participants out of conference bridges.
confbridge list – List conference bridges and participants.
confbridge lock – Lock a conference.
confbridge mute – Mute participants.
confbridge record start – Start recording a conference
confbridge record stop – Stop recording a conference.
confbridge show menu – Show a conference menu
confbridge show menus – Show a list of conference menus
confbridge show profile bridge – Show a conference bridge profile.
confbridge show profile bridges – Show a list of conference bridge profiles.
confbridge show profile user – Show a conference user profile.
confbridge show profile users – Show a list of conference user profiles.
confbridge unlock – Unlock a conference.
confbridge unmute – Unmute participants.
config list – Show all files that have loaded a configuration file
config reload – Force a reload on modules using a particular configuration file
config show help – Show configuration help for a module
console answer – Answer an incoming console call
console boost – Sets/displays mic boost in dB
console dial – Dial an extension on the console
console flash – Flash a call on the console
console hangup – Hangup a call on the console
console {mute|unmute} [toggle] – Disable/Enable mic input
console send text – Send text to the remote device
console transfer – Transfer a call to a different extension
console {device} – Generic console command
console {set|show} autoanswer [on|off] – Sets/displays autoanswer
console {set|show} active [<device>] – Sets/displays active console
core abort shutdown – Cancel a running shutdown
core clear profile – Clear profiling info
core ping taskprocessor – Ping a named task processor
core reload – Global reload
core reset taskprocessor – Reset a named task processor's stats
core reset taskprocessors – Reset all task processors' stats
core restart gracefully – Restart Asterisk gracefully
core restart now – Restart Asterisk immediately
core restart when convenient – Restart Asterisk at empty call volume
core set debug category – Enable/disable debugging categories
core set debug channel – Enable/disable debugging on a channel
core set debug – Set level of debug chattiness
core set trace – Set level of trace chattiness
core set verbose – Set level of verbose chattiness
core show applications [like|describing] – Shows registered dialplan applications
core show application – Describe a specific dialplan application
core show calls [uptime] – Display information on calls
core show channels [concise|verbose|count] – Display information on channels
core show channel – Display information on a specific channel
core show channeltypes – List available channel types
core show channeltype – Give more details on that channel type
core show codecs [audio|video|image|text] – Displays a list of registered codecs
core show codec – Shows a specific codec
core show config mappings – Display config mappings (file names to config engines)
core show file formats – Displays file formats
core show functions [like] – Shows registered dialplan functions
core show function – Describe a specific dialplan function
core show hanguphandlers all – Show hangup handlers of all channels
core show hanguphandlers – Show hangup handlers of a specified channel
core show help – Display help list, or specific help on a command
core show hints – Show dialplan hints
core show hint – Show dialplan hint
core show image formats – Displays image formats
core show license – Show the license(s) for this copy of Asterisk
core show profile – Display profiling info
core show settings – Show some core settings
core show sounds – Shows available sounds
core show sound – Shows details about a specific sound
core show switches – Show alternative switches
core show sysinfo – Show System Information
core show taskprocessor alerted subsystems – List task processor subsystems in alert
core show taskprocessors [like] – List instantiated task processors and statistics
core show threads – Show running threads
core show translation – Display translation matrix
core show uptime [seconds] – Show uptime information
core show version – Display version info
core show warranty – Show the warranty (if any) for this copy of Asterisk
core stop gracefully – Gracefully shut down Asterisk
core stop now – Shut down Asterisk immediately
core stop when convenient – Shut down Asterisk at empty call volume
core waitfullybooted – Wait for Asterisk to be fully booted
database del – Removes database key/value
database deltree – Removes database keytree/values
database get – Gets database value
database put – Adds/updates database value
database query – Run a user-specified query on the astdb
database show – Shows database contents
database showkey – Shows database contents
devstate change – Change a custom device state
devstate list – List currently known custom device states
dialplan add extension – Add new extension into context
dialplan add ignorepat – Add new ignore pattern
dialplan add include – Include context in other context
dialplan debug – Show fast extension pattern matching data structures
dialplan locks show – List func_lock locks.
dialplan reload – Reload extensions and *only* extensions
dialplan remove context – Remove a specified context
dialplan remove extension – Remove a specified extension
dialplan remove ignorepat – Remove ignore pattern from context
dialplan remove include – Remove a specified include from context
dialplan set chanvar – Set a channel variable
dialplan set extenpatternmatchnew false – Use the Old extension pattern matching algorithm.
dialplan set extenpatternmatchnew true – Use the New extension pattern matching algorithm.
dialplan set global – Set global dialplan variable
dialplan show – Show dialplan
dialplan show chanvar – Show channel variables
dialplan show globals – Show global dialplan variables
dnsmgr refresh – Performs an immediate refresh
dnsmgr reload – Reloads the
DNS manager configuration
dnsmgr status – Display the
DNS manager status
dundi flush [stats] – Flush DUNDi cache
dundi lookup – Lookup a number in DUNDi
dundi precache – Precache a number in DUNDi
dundi query – Query a DUNDi EID
dundi set debug {on|off} – Enable/Disable DUNDi debugging
dundi show cache – Show DUNDi cache
dundi show entityid – Display Global Entity ID
dundi show hints – Show DUNDi hints in the cache
dundi show mappings – Show DUNDi mappings
dundi show peers [registered|include|exclude|begin] – Show defined DUNDi peers
dundi show peer – Show info on a specific DUNDi peer
dundi show precache – Show DUNDi precache
dundi show requests – Show DUNDi requests
dundi show trans – Show active DUNDi transactions
dundi store history {on|off} – Enable/Disable DUNDi historic records
fax set debug {on|off} – Enable/Disable FAX debugging on new FAX sessions
fax show capabilities – Show the capabilities of the registered FAX technology modules
fax show session – Show the status of the named FAX sessions
fax show sessions – Show the current FAX sessions
fax show settings – Show the global settings and defaults of both the FAX core and technology modules
fax show stats – Summarize FAX session history
fax show version – Show versions of FAX For Asterisk components
features show – Lists configured features
file convert – Convert audio file
group show channels – Display active channels with group(s)
hangup request – <no description available>
help – <no description available>
http show status – Display HTTP server status
indication add – Add the given indication to the country
indication remove – Remove the given indication from the country
indication show – Display a list of all countries/indications
keys init – Initialize RSA key passcodes
keys show – Displays RSA key information
local show channels – List status of local channels
logger add channel – Adds a new logging channel
logger mute – Toggle logging output to a console
logger reload – Reopens the log files
logger remove channel – Removes a logging channel
logger rotate – Rotates and reopens the log files
logger set level {DEBUG|TRACE|NOTICE|WARNING|ERROR|VERBOSE|DTMF} {on|off} – Enables/Disables a specific logging level for this console
logger show channels – List configured log channels
malloc trim – Return excess memory to the
OS manager reload – Reload manager configurations
manager set debug [on|off] – Show, enable, disable debugging of the manager code
manager show command – Show a manager interface command
manager show commands – List manager interface commands
manager show connected – List connected manager interface users
manager show eventq – List manager interface queued events
manager show events – List manager interface events
manager show event – Show a manager interface event
manager show settings – Show manager global settings
manager show users – List configured manager users
manager show user – Display information on a specific manager user
media cache create – Create an item in the media cache
media cache delete – Remove an item from the media cache
media cache refresh – Refresh an item in the media cache
media cache show all – Show all items in the media cache
media cache show – Show a single item in the media cache
minivm list accounts [for] – List defined mini-voicemail boxes
minivm list templates – List message templates
minivm list zones – List zone message formats
minivm reload – Reload Mini-voicemail configuration
minivm show settings – Show mini-voicemail general settings
minivm show stats – Show some mini-voicemail statistics
mixmonitor {start|stop|list} – Execute a MixMonitor command
module load – Load a module by name
module reload – Reload configuration for a module
module show [like] – List modules and info
module unload – Unload a module by name
moh reload – Reload MusicOnHold
moh show classes – List MusicOnHold classes
moh show files – List MusicOnHold file-based classes
moh unregister class – Unregister realtime MusicOnHold class
no debug channel – Disable debugging on channel(s)
odbc read – Test reading a func_odbc function
odbc show – List ODBC DSN(s)
odbc write – Test setting a func_odbc function
originate – <no description available>
osp show – Displays OSF information
parking show – Show a parking lot or a list of all parking lots.
phoneprov show routes – Show registered phoneprov http routes
pjproject set log level {default|0|1|2|3|4|5|6} – Set the maximum active pjproject logging level
pjproject show buildopts – Show the compiled config of the pjproject in use
pjproject show log level – Show the maximum active pjproject logging level
pjproject show log mappings – Show pjproject to Asterisk log mappings
pjsip dump endpt – Dump the res_pjsip endpt internals
pjsip export config_wizard primitives [to] – Export config wizard primitives
pjsip list aors – List PJSIP Aors
pjsip list auths – List PJSIP Auths
pjsip list channels – List PJSIP Channels
pjsip list ciphers – List available OpenSSL cipher names
pjsip list contacts – List PJSIP Contacts
pjsip list endpoints – List PJSIP Endpoints
pjsip list identifies – List PJSIP Identifies
pjsip list registrations – List PJSIP Registrations
pjsip list subscriptions {inbound|outbound} [like] – List active inbound/outbound subscriptions
pjsip list transports – List PJSIP Transports
pjsip qualify – Send an OPTIONS request to a PJSIP endpoint
pjsip reload qualify aor – Synchronize the PJSIP Aor qualify options
pjsip reload qualify endpoint – Synchronize the qualify options for all Aors on the PJSIP endpoint
pjsip reload – <no description available>
pjsip send notify – Send a NOTIFY request to a SIP endpoint
pjsip send register – Registers an outbound registration target
pjsip send unregister – Unregisters outbound registration target
pjsip set history {on|off|clear} – Enable/Disable PJSIP History
pjsip set logger {on|off|host|add|verbose|pcap} – Enable/Disable PJSIP Logger Output
pjsip show aors – Show PJSIP Aors
pjsip show aor – Show PJSIP Aor
pjsip show auths – Show PJSIP Auths
pjsip show auth – Show PJSIP Auth
pjsip show channels – Show PJSIP Channels
pjsip show channel – Show PJSIP Channel
pjsip show channelstats – Show PJSIP Channel Stats
pjsip show contacts – Show PJSIP Contacts
pjsip show contact – Show PJSIP Contact
pjsip show endpoints – Show PJSIP Endpoints
pjsip show endpoint – Show PJSIP Endpoint
pjsip show history – Display PJSIP History
pjsip show identifiers – List registered endpoint identifiers
pjsip show identifies – Show PJSIP Identifies
pjsip show identify – Show PJSIP Identify
pjsip show qualify aor – Show the PJSIP Aor current qualify options
pjsip show qualify endpoint – Show the current qualify options for all Aors on the PJSIP endpoint
pjsip show registrations – Show PJSIP Registrations
pjsip show registration – Show PJSIP Registration
pjsip show scheduled_tasks – Show pjsip scheduled tasks
pjsip show settings – Show global and system configuration options
pjsip show subscription {inbound|outbound} – Show active subscription details
pjsip show subscriptions {inbound|outbound} [like] – Show active inbound/outbound subscriptions
pjsip show transports – Show PJSIP Transports
pjsip show transport – Show PJSIP Transport
pjsip show unidentified_requests – Show PJSIP Unidentified Requests
pjsip show version – Show the version of pjproject in use
presencestate change – Change a custom presence state
presencestate list – List currently know custom presence states
pri intense debug span – <no description available>
queue add member – Add a channel to a specified queue
queue priority caller – Change priority caller on queue
queue reload {parameters|members|rules|all} – Reload queues, members, queue rules, or parameters
queue remove member – Removes a channel from a specified queue
queue reset stats – Reset statistics for a queue
queue set penalty – Set penalty for a channel of a specified queue
queue set ringinuse – Set ringinuse for a channel of a specified queue
queue show – Show status of a specified queue
queue show rules – Show the rules defined in queuerules.conf
queue {pause|unpause} member – Pause or unpause a queue member
realtime destroy – Delete a row from a RealTime database
realtime load – Used to print out RealTime variables.
realtime mysql cache – Shows cached tables within the MySQL realtime driver
realtime mysql status – Shows connection information for the MySQL RealTime driver
realtime show pgsql cache – Shows cached tables within the PostgreSQL realtime driver
realtime show pgsql status – Shows connection information for the PostgreSQL RealTime driver
realtime store – Store a new row into a RealTime database
realtime update – Used to update RealTime variables.
realtime update2 – Used to test the RealTime update2 method
reload – <no description available>
rtcp set debug {on|off|ip} – Enable/Disable RTCP debugging
rtcp set stats {on|off} – Enable/Disable RTCP stats
rtp set debug {on|off|ip} – Enable/Disable RTP debugging
rtp show settings – Display RTP settings
say load [new|old] – Set or show the say mode
sip notify – Send a notify packet to a SIP peer
sip prune realtime [peer|all] – Prune cached Realtime users/peers
sip qualify peer – Send an OPTIONS packet to a peer
sip reload – Reload SIP configuration
sip set debug {on|off|ip|peer} – Enable/Disable SIP debugging
sip set history {on|off} – Enable/Disable SIP history
sip show {channels|subscriptions} – List active SIP channels or subscriptions
sip show channelstats – List statistics for active SIP channels
sip show channel – Show detailed SIP channel info
sip show domains – List our local SIP domains
sip show history – Show SIP dialog history
sip show inuse [all] – List all inuse/limits
sip show mwi – Show MWI subscriptions
sip show objects – List all SIP object allocations
sip show peers [like] – List defined SIP peers
sip show peer – Show details on specific SIP peer
sip show registry – List SIP registration status
sip show sched – Present a report on the status of the scheduler queue
sip show settings – Show SIP global settings
sip show tcp – List TCP Connections
sip show users [like] – List defined SIP users
sip show user – Show details on specific SIP user
sip unregister – Unregister (force expiration) a SIP peer from the registry
sorcery memory cache dump – Dump all objects within a sorcery memory cache
sorcery memory cache expire – Expire a specific object or ALL objects within a sorcery memory cache
sorcery memory cache populate – Clear and populate the sorcery memory cache with objects from the backend
sorcery memory cache show – Show sorcery memory cache information
sorcery memory cache stale – Mark a specific object or ALL objects as stale within a sorcery memory cache
stasis show topics – Show all topics
stasis show topic – Show topic
stir_shaken show certificate – Show stir/shaken certificate configuration by id
stir_shaken show certificates – Show all stir/shaken certificate configurations
stir_shaken show general – Show stir/shaken general configuration
stir_shaken show store – Show stir/shaken store configuration by id
stun set debug {on|off} – Enable/Disable STUN debugging
stun show status – Show STUN servers and statuses
timing test – Run a timing test
udptl set debug {on|off|ip} – Enable/Disable UDPTL debugging
udptl show config – Show UDPTL config options
ulimit – Set or show process resource limits
voicemail reload – Reload voicemail configuration
voicemail show aliases – List mailbox aliases
voicemail show users [for] – List defined voicemail boxes
voicemail show zones – List zone message formats
xmldoc dump – Dump the XML docs to the specified file
xmpp create collection – Creates a PubSub node collection.
xmpp create leaf – Creates a PubSub leaf node
xmpp delete node – Deletes a PubSub node
xmpp list nodes – Lists PubSub nodes
xmpp purge nodes – Purges PubSub nodes
xmpp set debug {on|off} – Enable/Disable Jabber debug
xmpp show buddies – Show buddy lists of our clients
xmpp show connections – Show state of clients and components