---
name: "spa-inspect"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pipewire"
version: "1:1.6.10-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/spa-inspect"
---

# spa-inspect(1)

The PipeWire SPA plugin information utility

## NAME

spa-inspect - The PipeWire SPA plugin information utility

## SYNOPSIS

**spa-inspect** *FILE*

## DESCRIPTION

Displays information about a SPA plugin.

Lists the SPA factories contained, and tries to instantiate them.

## EXAMPLES

**spa-inspect** /usr/lib/spa-0.2/bluez5/libspa-codec-bluez5-sbc.so

Display information about a plugin.

## AUTHORS

The PipeWire Developers \<https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/issues\>; PipeWire is available from \<https://pipewire.org\>

## SEE ALSO

**[pipewire(1)](/pipewire/1.md)**