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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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success = 0

'  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
'  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.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."
'  }

set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("caller_id","+17703334455")
success = json.UpdateString("business_phone_number","+14045556666")
success = json.UpdateString("customer_phone_number","+14044442233")
success = json.UpdateBool("recording_enabled",1)
success = json.UpdateString("outbound_greeting_recording_url","http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3")
success = 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"

set resp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

set sbResponseBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
set jResp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Body:") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jResp.Emit()) & "</pre>"

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode) & "</pre>"
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Header:") & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.Header) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

'  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

answered = jResp.StringOf("answered")
business_phone_number = jResp.StringOf("business_phone_number")
customer_city = jResp.StringOf("customer_city")
customer_country = jResp.StringOf("customer_country")
customer_name = jResp.StringOf("customer_name")
customer_phone_number = jResp.StringOf("customer_phone_number")
customer_state = jResp.StringOf("customer_state")
direction = jResp.StringOf("direction")
duration = jResp.StringOf("duration")
id = jResp.StringOf("id")
recording = jResp.StringOf("recording")
recording_duration = jResp.StringOf("recording_duration")
start_time = jResp.StringOf("start_time")
tracking_phone_number = jResp.StringOf("tracking_phone_number")
voicemail = jResp.BoolOf("voicemail")

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