Cel

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Raised when a Channel Event Log is generated for a channel.

Last reviewed 2026-04-14

CEL
Arguments

  • EventName - The name of the CEL event being raised. This can include both the system defined CEL events, as well as user defined events.

    • CHAN_START - A channel was created.
    • CHAN_END - A channel was terminated.
    • ANSWER - A channel answered.
    • HANGUP - A channel was hung up.
    • BRIDGE_ENTER - A channel entered a bridge.
    • BRIDGE_EXIT - A channel left a bridge.
    • APP_START - A channel entered into a tracked application.
    • APP_END - A channel left a tracked application.
    • PARK_START - A channel was parked.
    • PARK_END - A channel was unparked.
    • BLINDTRANSFER - A channel initiated a blind transfer.
    • ATTENDEDTRANSFER - A channel initiated an attended transfer.
    • PICKUP - A channel initated a call pickup.
    • FORWARD - A channel is being forwarded to another destination.
    • LINKEDID_END - The linked ID associated with this channel is being retired.
    • LOCAL_OPTIMIZE_BEGIN - A Local channel optimization has begun.
    • LOCAL_OPTIMIZE - A Local channel optimization has occurred.
    • STREAM_BEGIN - A stream started playing: it can be a standalone sound file playing back, or a music-on-hold class started.
    • STREAM_END - A playing stream ended.
    • DTMF - A DTMF digit was processed: these events are dispatched at the end, when the button is released and the duration is present in the extra field

    • USER_DEFINED - A user defined type.

      Note

      This event is only present if show_user_defined in cel.conf is True. Otherwise, the user defined event will be placed directly in the EventName field.

  • AccountCode - The channel's account code.

  • CallerIDnum - The Caller ID number.
  • CallerIDname - The Caller ID name.
  • CallerIDani - The Caller ID Automatic Number Identification.
  • CallerIDrdnis - The Caller ID Redirected Dialed Number Identification Service.
  • CallerIDdnid - The Caller ID Dialed Number Identifier.
  • Exten - The dialplan extension the channel is currently executing in.
  • Context - The dialplan context the channel is currently executing in.
  • Application - The dialplan application the channel is currently executing.
  • AppData - The arguments passed to the dialplan Application.
  • EventTime - The time the CEL event occurred.
  • AMAFlags - A flag that informs a billing system how to treat the CEL.
    • OMIT - This event should be ignored.
    • BILLING - This event contains valid billing data.
    • DOCUMENTATION - This event is for documentation purposes.
  • UniqueID - The unique ID of the channel.
  • LinkedID - The linked ID of the channel, which ties this event to other related channel's events.
  • UserField - A user defined field set on a channel, containing arbitrary application specific data.
  • Peer - If this channel is in a bridge, the channel that it is in a bridge with.
  • PeerAccount - If this channel is in a bridge, the accountcode of the channel it is in a bridge with.
  • Extra - Some events will have event specific data that accompanies the CEL record. This extra data is JSON encoded, and is dependent on the event in question.

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