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

• Call Active Trigger
• Call Ended Trigger
• Call Incoming Trigger
• Call Missed Trigger
• Dial Phone Number Trigger