# Check if a specific channel is running

The **Check if a specific channel is running** type checks whether a channel matching the configured attributes is currently running.

Open **Configuration > Conditions**, select **New Condition**, enter a name, choose **Check if a specific channel is running** in the Type field, complete the type-specific fields, and select **Save**.

<figure id="bkmrk-check-if-a-specific-">![Check if a specific channel is running condition edit form in the Canistracci OIL tenant.](https://manual.mirtapbx.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/check-if-a-specific-channel-is-running.png)<figcaption>Check if a specific channel is running condition edit form in the Canistracci OIL tenant.</figcaption></figure>## Fields

<table id="bkmrk-field-or-optiondescr"><thead><tr><th>Field or option</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Name</td><td>Display name used in condition lists and selectors.</td></tr><tr><td>Type</td><td>Select Check if a specific channel is running.</td></tr><tr><td>Channel</td><td>Channel name or pattern.</td></tr><tr><td>Context</td><td>Dialplan context to match.</td></tr><tr><td>Extension</td><td>Dialplan extension to match.</td></tr><tr><td>State</td><td>Channel state to match.</td></tr><tr><td>CallerID</td><td>Caller ID value to match.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Example

<table id="bkmrk-fieldexample-value-n"><thead><tr><th>Field</th><th>Example value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Name</td><td>Docs Condition - Check Channel</td></tr><tr><td>Channel</td><td>PJSIP/100</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Destinations

For tenant conditions, select the destinations that should run when the condition matches and when it does not match. Global conditions are referenced by tenant-level Use a Global Condition records.

## Editing and deleting

To edit this condition, open **Docs Condition - Check if a specific channel is running** from the Conditions list, adjust the fields, and select **Save**. Before deleting it, check IVRs, schedules, routes, feature codes, and other call-flow objects that may reference it.