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APPENDIX F

Asterisk Manager Interface Actions

The following is a list of actions you can perform using the Manager Interface, or AMI.
See Chapter 14 for more information on the AMI.

AbsoluteTimeout Sets the sAbsoluteTimeout on a channel

Hangs up a channel after a certain time.

Parameters

Channel
[required] The name of the channel on which to set the absolute timeout.
Timeout
[required] The maximum duration of the call, in seconds.
ActionID
[optional] An identifier that can be used to identify the response to this action.
Notes

Asterisk will acknowledge the timeout setting with a Timeout Set message.
Privilege

call, all
Example
Action: AbsoluteTimeout
Channel: SIP/testphone-10210698
Timeout: 15
ActionID: 12345

Response: Success
Message: Timeout Set
ActionID: 12345

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