Trigger: Call Outgoing
This trigger will fire when an outgoing call is placed. You can specify a particular contact that the outgoing call is to, or alternatively you can specify that the call can be to Any Contact, a Non Contact or Any Number.
Options
- Select Contacts - Choose specific contacts from your contact list. You can select multiple contacts and optionally exclude them instead of matching.
- Any Contact - Fires when calling any number saved in your contacts
- Non Contact - Fires when calling a number not in your contacts
- Unknown Caller - Fires when calling private or unknown numbers
- Select Groups - Filter by contact groups (such as Favorites or Friends). The trigger fires when calling anyone within selected groups.
- Select Number - Specify an exact or partial phone number to match. Supports wildcards and regular expressions.
- Exclude - Option to trigger for all numbers EXCEPT the specified number
- Enable Regex - Enable regular expression matching for advanced pattern matching
- Any Number - Fires regardless of the number dialed
Magic Text
When this trigger fires, the following value are available via magic text for use in subsequent actions.
- {call_number}
- {call_name}
- {call_groups}
Examples
Example 1: Set call volume to the maximum when making a work call.
Triggers Call Outgoing [Select Groups: Business]
Actions Set Volume: Call (100%)
Example 2: Log all outgoing calls
Triggers Call Outgoing [Any Number]
Actions Set Variable: call_log = [call_log] + "\n" + "OUT: " + [call_name_or_number] + " at " + [date_time]
Notes
- This trigger listens for the ACTION_NEW_OUTGOING_CALL broadcast.
- When using contact-based options, the READ_CONTACTS permission is required.
- The trigger fires before the call is actually placed.
Permissions Required
- PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS
- READ_CONTACTS (when using contact or group-based filtering)
See Also