488 (Not Acceptable Here) means the responding party could not accept the media offered; a Warning header may accompany it to explain why.

Checked 2026-09-30

Vendor
IETF
Product
SIP
Subsystem
sip-response-codes
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC as published
Checked
2026-09-30

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 30). Troubleshooting calls that drop on hold or transfer: source note sip-reinvite-call-drops-488-meaning. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-reinvite-call-drops-488-meaning

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sip-reinvite-call-drops-488-meaning,
  title  = {Troubleshooting calls that drop on hold or transfer: source note sip-reinvite-call-drops-488-meaning},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-reinvite-call-drops-488-meaning},
  note   = {Source note sip-reinvite-call-drops-488-meaning, checked 2026-09-30}
}

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