Connect to Asterisk Manager with Python

The Asterisk Manager Interface lets an external program connect to Asterisk and send commands over TCP.

Enable the manager in manager.conf:

[general]
enabled = yes
port = 5038
bindaddr = 127.0.0.1

[myuser]
secret = mypassword
read = system,call,log,verbose,command,agent,user
write = system,call,log,verbose,command,agent,user

Then connect from Python with a socket and send AMI actions:

import socket


sock = socket.create_connection(("127.0.0.1", 5038))
sock.sendall(
    b"Action: Login\r\n"
    b"Username: myuser\r\n"
    b"Secret: mypassword\r\n\r\n"
)
print(sock.recv(4096).decode())

In production, keep AMI bound to localhost or a private network and restrict the permissions assigned to the user.