# Asterisk Project : VoiceMail Channel Variables

Added by mdavenport , edited by mdavenport on Aug 31, 2010

- ${VM_CATEGORY} - Sets voicemail category
- ${VM_NAME} * - Full name in voicemail
- ${VM_DUR} * - Voicemail duration
- ${VM_MSGNUM} * - Number of voicemail message in mailbox
- ${VM_CALLERID} * - Voicemail Caller ID (Person leaving vm)
- ${VM_CIDNAME} * - Voicemail Caller ID Name
- ${VM_CIDNUM} * - Voicemail Caller ID Number
- ${VM_DATE} * - Voicemail Date
- ${VM_MESSAGEFILE} * - Path to message left by caller

## Comments:

how can I use a custom variable in voice mail body (notification). as an example I have a variable named myvar which is defining in dialplan some where before VoiceMail application. how can i include the variable (myvar) in the Email message body? tnx Posted by shayne.alone@gmail.com at May 09, 2011 01:43
There was a discussion about this here: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/2007-August/194721.html The short of it, is that you can't really do that. It'd be a new feature. Posted by mdavenport at May 09, 2011 08:31