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Can anyone, regardless of whether they're Asgardian, or not, call upon him? Or is this solely a treat of the Asgardians?

Is Heimdall always listening to everyone, everywhere?

Is there any canon evidence showing anyone else (for example Jane Foster) able to call upon him and getting an answer back?

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    Anyone can call upon anyone. The problem is getting the other guy to answer.
    – Wad Cheber
    Commented Jul 12, 2015 at 10:48
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    Do you have any evidence of that? Has there ever been a mortal calling upon him and getting an answer?
    – Deleteman
    Commented Jul 12, 2015 at 21:51
  • It seemed to me from watching the first Thor film, and knowing the comics and Nordic mythos That anyone can call upon Heimdall to create the Bifrost Bridge for them, but Heimdall makes the decision as to whether it's opened or not, subject only to Odin's whims and possibly not even then. His role is after all, as the Guardian of the gate of Asgard.
    – Covertwalrus
    Commented Jul 13, 2015 at 4:37
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    planning to go to Asgard are we ???
    – RicoRicochet
    Commented Jul 13, 2015 at 5:41

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Anyone can call upon Heimdall with no problem at all - we know from both Thor and Thor: The Dark World that he can see everything in each of the nine realms at all time, and as such will obviously notice you calling on him.

What we don't know, however, is how he reacts to being called upon apart from in a few very specific circumstances. We have seen in both Thor: The Dark World and Avengers: Age of Ultron that he will happily open the Bifrost for Thor when he calls, but we also see in Thor that he is unwilling to open the Bifrost if it will endanger Asgard (we see this when Thor, Loki, Lady Sif and the Warriors Three unsuccessfully call on him to open the Bifrost when they attack Jotunheim).

I don't think we've seen an example of a non-Asgardian calling on Heimdall to open the Bifrost in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far, but I see no reason that he would given his status of Sentry Guardian of Asgard. After all, he wouldn't even answer Thor, the Prince of Asgard and a personal friend, after he had been banished from Asgard and stripped of his powers by Odin in Thor.

But overall, no - In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there is no evidence showing any non-Asgardian being able to successfully call on Heimdall.

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    @Daft Obviously, Heimdall had used up all his texts and minutes that month.
    – Dr R Dizzle
    Commented Jul 13, 2015 at 10:11
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    Heimdall the ultimate peeping Tom
    – Petersaber
    Commented Jul 13, 2015 at 10:34
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    @PaulD.Waite You may be thinking of Can’t Heimdall see all the Infinity Stones? (And other concerns.)
    – phantom42
    Commented Jul 13, 2015 at 12:46
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    @PaulD.Waite I believe the idea is that Heimdall can see everywhere in the universe if he looks; if he doesn't know where the Infinity Stones are he might not think/know to look there.
    – KutuluMike
    Commented Jul 13, 2015 at 19:57
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    @MichaelEdenfield In Thor: The Dark World, he is unable to locate Jane Foster when she travels to the place where the Aether is kept, so we know that there are at least some places he cannot see.
    – Dr R Dizzle
    Commented Jul 14, 2015 at 9:34

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