SpeechActivateGrammar()

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Activate a grammar.

Last reviewed 2026-08-22

SpeechActivateGrammar(grammar_name)
Dialplan Builder -- build your SpeechActivateGrammar() command
Full arguments reference
  • grammar_name required
Description

This activates the specified grammar to be recognized by the engine. A grammar tells the speech recognition engine what to recognize, and how to portray it back to you in the dialplanThe core call-routing configuration of Asterisk, written mostly in extensions.conf as contexts, extensions, and priorities that decide how every call is handled. Full definition →. The grammar name is the only argument to this application.

Hangs up the channelA single call leg passing through Asterisk. Channels represent connections to endpoints and are what dialplan applications act on. on failure. If this is not desired, use TryExec.

Arguments
  • grammar_name required
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