Channels inspect

Use the ably channels inspect command to open the Ably dashboard to inspect a specific channel.

Synopsis

ably channels inspect <channel-name> [options]

Arguments

channel-name

Required

The name of the channel to inspect.

Options

--app

The app ID or name to inspect the channel for. Overrides the currently selected app.

--json

Output results as compact JSON. Mutually exclusive with --pretty-json.

--pretty-json

Output results in formatted JSON. Mutually exclusive with --json.

--verbose | -v

Enable verbose logging. Can be combined with --json or --pretty-json.

Examples

Inspect a channel in the Ably dashboard:

ably channels inspect my-channel

See also

• Channels — Explore all ably channels commands.
• CLI reference — Full list of available commands.