Asterisk CLI provides Hangup command to hangup live calls. For using the hangup command, you need to get the name of the channel that you want to hangup.
Get Active Channels
Use the command below to get all the active channels in your Asterisk server.
core show channels
This command will show all the active channels in your server. Copy the channel name which you want to hangup.
Get detailed channel information
If you want to see a detailed information on the channels in asterisk, use the command
core show channels concise
Call Hangup
For hanging up the call, use following command
hangup request channelname
How to use hangup command from Linux shell?
If you want to use hangup command from your linux shell, use
asterisk -rx “hangup request channelname”
Hang up all calls
To hang up all the calls running through your Asterisk , use the command
hangup request all