# Create an outbound call to phone number in Amazon Connect Agent Workspace
createOutboundCall()

Creates an outbound call to the given phone number and returns the contactId. It takes an optional parameter `queueARN` which specifies the outbound queue associated with the call, if omitted the default outbound queue defined in the agent's routing profile will be used.

 **Signature** 

```
  createOutboundCall(
    phoneNumber: string,
    options?: CreateOutboundCallOptions,
  ): Promise<CreateOutboundCallResult>
```

 **Usage** 

```
const outboundCallResult:CreateOutboundCallResult = await voiceClient.createOutboundCall("+18005550100");
```

 **Input** 


|  **Parameter**  |  **Type**  |  **Description**  | 
| --- | --- | --- | 
|  phoneNumber Required  |  string  |  The phone number specified in E.164 format  | 
|  options.queueARN  |  string  |  It specifies the outbound queue associated with the call, if omitted the default outbound queue defined in the agent's routing profile will be used.  | 
|  options.relatedContactId  |  string  |  Optional parameter to supply related contactId  | 

 **Output - *CreateOutboundCallResult*** 


|  **Parameter**  |  **Type**  |  **Description**  | 
| --- | --- | --- | 
|  contactId  |  string  |  The contactId of the created outbound call.  | 

 **Permissions required:** 

```
Contact.Details.Edit      
```