Difference between revisions of "Trigger: Call Outgoing"

Revision as of 22:13, 5 January 2026

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: Start call recording when calling business contacts

Triggers

Call Outgoing [Select Groups: Business]

Actions

Start Call Recording

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

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 <pre class="header-style">
-This trigger will fire when an outgoing call is made.
+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.
 </pre>
+''' Options '''
-'''Magic Text'''<br/>
+* '''Select Contacts''' - Choose specific contacts from your contact list. You can select multiple contacts and optionally exclude them instead of matching.
-When this trigger is used, you can access magic text via the [...] button where available.<br/>[https://macrodroidforum.com/wiki/index.php/Magic_text#Call_.28Active.2C_Ended.2C_Incoming.2C_Missed.2C_Outgoing.29 magic text]
+** '''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
-'''Configuration Options'''
+* '''Select Groups''' - Filter by contact groups (such as Favorites or Friends). The trigger fires when calling anyone within selected groups.
-* Select Contact(s)
+* '''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 Contact'''''
+* '''Any Number''' - Fires regardless of the number dialed
-- An outgoing call with any number that is in your contacts is made.
-'''''Non Contact'''''
+''' Magic Text '''
-- An outgoing call  with any number that is not your contacts is made.
-'''''Unknown Caller'''''
+When this trigger fires, the following value are available via magic text for use in subsequent actions.
-- An outgoing call with an unknown number (e.g. private number) is made.
-* Select Group(s)
+* {call_number}
+* {call_name}
+* {call_groups}
-You can select to trigger based on a contact group (e.g. Favourites/Friends etc.). The trigger will fire when a call with any contact from within the chosen group is made.
+''' Examples '''
-* Select Number
+Example 1: Start call recording when calling business contacts
-You can specify a specific number to match against (or partial match).
+  <pre class="trigger-style">Triggers
-* Any Number
+Call Outgoing [Select Groups: Business]</pre>
+  <pre class="action-style">Actions
-When selecting this option the trigger will fire when any call is ended (regardless of number).
+Start Call Recording</pre>
+Example 2: Log all outgoing calls
+  <pre class="trigger-style">Triggers
+Call Outgoing [Any Number]</pre>
+  <pre class="action-style">Actions
+Set Variable: call_log = [call_log] + "\n" + "OUT: " + [call_name_or_number] + " at " + [date_time]</pre>
+''' 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 '''
+* [[Trigger:_Call_Active|Call Active Trigger]]
+* [[Trigger:_Call_Ended|Call Ended Trigger]]
+* [[Trigger:_Call_Incoming|Call Incoming Trigger]]
+* [[Trigger:_Call_Missed|Call Missed Trigger]]
+* [[Trigger:_Dial_Phone_Number|Dial Phone Number Trigger]]