Bridges

list: GET /bridges

List all active bridges in Asterisk.

create: POST /bridges

Create a new bridge. This bridge persists until it has been shut down, or Asterisk has been shut down.

Query parameters

• type: string - Comma separated list of bridge type attributes (mixing, holding, dtmf_events, proxy_media).
• bridgeId: string - Unique ID to give to the bridge being created.
• name: string - Name to give to the bridge being created.

createWithId: POST /bridges/{bridgeId}

Create a new bridge or updates an existing one. This bridge persists until it has been shut down, or Asterisk has been shut down.

Path parameters

Parameters are case-sensitive.

• bridgeId: string - Unique ID to give to the bridge being created.

Query parameters

• type: string - Comma separated list of bridge type attributes (mixing, holding, dtmf_events, proxy_media) to set.
• name: string - Set the name of the bridge.

get: GET /bridges/{bridgeId}

Get bridge details.

Path parameters

Parameters are case-sensitive.

• bridgeId: string - Bridge's id

Error Responses

• 404 - Bridge not found

destroy: DELETE /bridges/{bridgeId}

Shut down a bridge. If any channels are in this bridge, they will be removed and resume whatever they were doing beforehand.

Path parameters

Parameters are case-sensitive.

• bridgeId: string - Bridge's id

Error Responses

• 404 - Bridge not found

addChannel: POST /bridges/{bridgeId}/addChannel

Add a channel to a bridge.

Path parameters

Parameters are case-sensitive.

• bridgeId: string - Bridge's id

Query parameters

• channel: string - (required) Ids of channels to add to bridge
  • Allows comma separated values.
• role: string - Channel's role in the bridge

Error Responses

• 400 - Channel not found
• 404 - Bridge not found
• 409 - Bridge not in Stasis application; Channel currently recording
• 422 - Channel not in Stasis application

removeChannel: POST /bridges/{bridgeId}/removeChannel

Remove a channel from a bridge.

Path parameters

Parameters are case-sensitive.

• bridgeId: string - Bridge's id

Query parameters

• channel: string - (required) Ids of channels to remove from bridge
  • Allows comma separated values.

Error Responses

• 400 - Channel not found
• 404 - Bridge not found
• 409 - Bridge not in Stasis application
• 422 - Channel not in this bridge

setVideoSource: POST /bridges/{bridgeId}/videoSource/{channelId}

Set a channel as the video source in a multi-party mixing bridge. This operation has no effect on bridges with two or fewer participants.

Path parameters

Parameters are case-sensitive.

• bridgeId: string - Bridge's id
• channelId: string - Channel's id

Error Responses

• 404 - Bridge or Channel not found
• 409 - Channel not in Stasis application
• 422 - Channel not in this Bridge

clearVideoSource: DELETE /bridges/{bridgeId}/videoSource

Removes any explicit video source in a multi-party mixing bridge. This operation has no effect on bridges with two or fewer participants. When no explicit video source is set, talk detection will be used to determine the active video stream.

Path parameters

Parameters are case-sensitive.

• bridgeId: string - Bridge's id

Error Responses

• 404 - Bridge not found

startMoh: POST /bridges/{bridgeId}/moh

Play music on hold to a bridge or change the MOH class that is playing.

Path parameters

Parameters are case-sensitive.

• bridgeId: string - Bridge's id

Query parameters

• mohClass: string - Channel's id

Error Responses

• 404 - Bridge not found
• 409 - Bridge not in Stasis application

stopMoh: DELETE /bridges/{bridgeId}/moh

Stop playing music on hold to a bridge. This will only stop music on hold being played via POST bridges/{bridgeId}/moh.

Path parameters

Parameters are case-sensitive.

• bridgeId: string - Bridge's id

Error Responses

• 404 - Bridge not found
• 409 - Bridge not in Stasis application

play: POST /bridges/{bridgeId}/play

Start playback of media on a bridge. The media URI may be any of a number of URI's. Currently sound:, recording:, number:, digits:, characters:, and tone: URI's are supported. This operation creates a playback resource that can be used to control the playback of media (pause, rewind, fast forward, etc.)

Path parameters

Parameters are case-sensitive.

• bridgeId: string - Bridge's id

Query parameters

• media: string - (required) Media's URI to play.
• lang: string - For sounds, selects language for sound.
• offsetms: int - Number of media to skip before playing.
  • Allowed range: Min: 0; Max: None
• skipms: int - Number of milliseconds to skip for forward/reverse operations.
  • Default: 3000
  • Allowed range: Min: 0; Max: None
• playbackId: string - Playback Id.

Error Responses

• 404 - Bridge not found
• 409 - Bridge not in a Stasis application

playWithId: POST /bridges/{bridgeId}/play/{playbackId}

Start playback of media on a bridge. The media URI may be any of a number of URI's. Currently sound:, recording:, number:, digits:, characters:, and tone: URI's are supported. This operation creates a playback resource that can be used to control the playback of media (pause, rewind, fast forward, etc.)

Path parameters

Parameters are case-sensitive.

• bridgeId: string - Bridge's id
• playbackId: string - Playback ID.

Query parameters

• media: string - (required) Media's URI to play.
• lang: string - For sounds, selects language for sound.
• offsetms: int - Number of media to skip before playing.
  • Allowed range: Min: 0; Max: None
• skipms: int - Number of milliseconds to skip for forward/reverse operations.
  • Default: 3000
  • Allowed range: Min: 0; Max: None

Error Responses

• 404 - Bridge not found
• 409 - Bridge not in a Stasis application

record: POST /bridges/{bridgeId}/record

Start a recording. This records the mixed audio from all channels participating in this bridge.

Path parameters

Parameters are case-sensitive.

• bridgeId: string - Bridge's id

Query parameters

• name: string - (required) Recording's filename
• format: string - (required) Format to encode audio in
• maxDurationSeconds: int - Maximum duration of the recording, in seconds. 0 for no limit.
  • Allowed range: Min: 0; Max: None
• maxSilenceSeconds: int - Maximum duration of silence, in seconds. 0 for no limit.
  • Allowed range: Min: 0; Max: None
• ifExists: string - Action to take if a recording with the same name already exists.
  • Default: fail
  • Allowed values: fail, overwrite, append
• beep: boolean - Play beep when recording begins
• terminateOn: string - DTMF input to terminate recording.
  • Default: none
  • Allowed values: none, any, *, #

Error Responses

• 400 - Invalid parameters
• 404 - Bridge not found
• 409 - Bridge is not in a Stasis application; A recording with the same name already exists on the system and can not be overwritten because it is in progress or ifExists=fail
• 422 - The format specified is unknown on this system