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CallRail API - Create an Outbound Phone Call

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Initiates an outbound call from the target account.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Http http = new Http();

        // Implements the following CURL command:

        // curl -H "Authorization: Token token={api_token}" \
        //      -X POST \
        //      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        //      -d '{
        //           "caller_id": "+17703334455",
        //           "business_phone_number": "+14045556666",
        //           "customer_phone_number": "+14044442233",
        //           "recording_enabled": true,
        //           "outbound_greeting_recording_url": "http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3",
        //           "outbound_greeting_text": "These are not the droids you are looking for."
        //          }' \
        //          "https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json"

        // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
        // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

        // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Code to Create JSON

        // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

        // {
        //   "caller_id": "+17703334455",
        //   "business_phone_number": "+14045556666",
        //   "customer_phone_number": "+14044442233",
        //   "recording_enabled": true,
        //   "outbound_greeting_recording_url": "http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3",
        //   "outbound_greeting_text": "These are not the droids you are looking for."
        // }

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("caller_id", "+17703334455");
        json.updateString("business_phone_number", "+14045556666");
        json.updateString("customer_phone_number", "+14044442233");
        json.updateBool("recording_enabled", true);
        json.updateString("outbound_greeting_recording_url", "http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3");
        json.updateString("outbound_greeting_text", "These are not the droids you are looking for.");

        http.setRequestHeader("Authorization", "Token token={api_token}");
        http.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpJson("POST", "https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json", json, "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
        resp.getBodySb(sbResponseBody);
        JsonObject jResp = new JsonObject();
        jResp.loadSb(sbResponseBody);
        jResp.setEmitCompact(false);

        System.out.println("Response Body:");
        System.out.println(jResp.emit());

        int respStatusCode = resp.getStatusCode();
        System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
        if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
            System.out.println("Response Header:");
            System.out.println(resp.getHeader());
            System.out.println("Failed.");
            return;
        }

        // Sample JSON response:
        // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

        // {
        //   "answered": null,
        //   "business_phone_number": "+19044567899",
        //   "customer_city": "Atlanta",
        //   "customer_country": "US",
        //   "customer_name": null,
        //   "customer_phone_number": "+14703444700",
        //   "customer_state": "GA",
        //   "direction": "outbound",
        //   "duration": null,
        //   "id": "CAL8154748ae6bd4e278a7cddd38a662f4f",
        //   "recording": null,
        //   "recording_duration": null,
        //   "start_time": "2017-02-22T15:02:24.916-05:00",
        //   "tracking_phone_number": "+19044567899",
        //   "voicemail": false
        // }

        // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
        // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

        String answered = jResp.stringOf("answered");
        String business_phone_number = jResp.stringOf("business_phone_number");
        String customer_city = jResp.stringOf("customer_city");
        String customer_country = jResp.stringOf("customer_country");
        String customer_name = jResp.stringOf("customer_name");
        String customer_phone_number = jResp.stringOf("customer_phone_number");
        String customer_state = jResp.stringOf("customer_state");
        String direction = jResp.stringOf("direction");
        String duration = jResp.stringOf("duration");
        String id = jResp.stringOf("id");
        String recording = jResp.stringOf("recording");
        String recording_duration = jResp.stringOf("recording_duration");
        String start_time = jResp.stringOf("start_time");
        String tracking_phone_number = jResp.stringOf("tracking_phone_number");
        boolean voicemail = jResp.boolOf("voicemail");
    }
}