Originate

This application originates an outbound call and connects it to a specified extension or application. This application will block until the outgoing call fails or gets answered. At that point, this application will exit with the status variable set and dialplan processing will continue.

This application sets the following channel variable before exiting:

ORIGINATE_STATUS

This indicates the result of the call origination.

FAILED

SUCCESS

BUSY

CONGESTION

HANGUP

RINGING

UNKNOWN

In practice, you should never see this value. Please report it to the issue tracker if you ever see it.