---
name: "kamctl"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "kamailio"
version: "6.0.1-1+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kamctl"
---

# kamctl(8)

Kamailio control tool

## NAME

kamctl - Kamailio control tool

## SYNOPSIS

**kamctl** **command** \[ **parameters** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**kamctl** is a shell script to control **Kamailio SIP Server.**

It can be used to manage users, domains, aliases and other server options.

## COMMANDS

Run **kamctl help** to see the list of available commands.

## FILES

*/etc/kamailio/kamctlrc*\
 */usr/local/etc/kamailio/kamctlrc*\
 *~/.kamctlrc*\

## NOTES

Some commands become available when enabling an RPC engine or a database system inside **kamctlrc** file.

For some commands, parameters can be prefixed with 's:' in order to enforce string type (e.g., 's:123456789').

## AUTHORS

see **/usr/share/doc/kamailio/AUTHORS**

## SEE ALSO

**[kamailio(8)](/kamailio/8.md),** **[kamailio.cfg(5)](/kamailio.cfg/5.md)**

Full documentation on Kamailio is available at *https://www.kamailio.org*

Mailing lists:

```
sr-users@lists.kamailio.org - Kamailio user community
sr-dev@lists.kamailio.org - Kamailio development community
```