Asterisk AMI - pickup call

Question

I want to pickup call in Asterisk using AMI. I can originate call, but totally don\'t know, how to answer the phone... Script for calling:

#login
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Answer 1

You can't answer a call directly via AMI. This is because a new call will "arrive" at the given context/priority/extension configured in the dialplan (or it will be rejected if cant find one that applies). So whatever happens with that call will start at the given context/priority/extension in the dialplan.

If you want to handle calls via AMI, try using asynchronous AGI, like this:

exten => _X.,1,AGI(agi:async)

This will handle all calls to any extension that has at least 1 digit, by issuing an event (AsyncAGI) that you can handle with your AMI client.

Then, from your AMI client, you can send AGIAction's, like:

Action: AGI
Channel: SIP/adevice
Command: ANSWER
CommandID: MyCommandID

This will effectively allow you to run AGI commands (and handle a call like you would normally do in any AGI script) from your AMI client.

Hope it helps!