C++

CallRail API - Create an Outbound Phone Call

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Initiates an outbound call from the target account. C++

#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttp 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."
    //  }

    CkJsonObject json;
    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");

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject jResp;
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << jResp.emit() << "\r\n";

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    std::cout << "Response Status Code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        std::cout << "Response Header:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << resp.header() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        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

    //  Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    //  See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    const char *answered = jResp.stringOf("answered");
    const char *business_phone_number = jResp.stringOf("business_phone_number");
    const char *customer_city = jResp.stringOf("customer_city");
    const char *customer_country = jResp.stringOf("customer_country");
    const char *customer_name = jResp.stringOf("customer_name");
    const char *customer_phone_number = jResp.stringOf("customer_phone_number");
    const char *customer_state = jResp.stringOf("customer_state");
    const char *direction = jResp.stringOf("direction");
    const char *duration = jResp.stringOf("duration");
    const char *id = jResp.stringOf("id");
    const char *recording = jResp.stringOf("recording");
    const char *recording_duration = jResp.stringOf("recording_duration");
    const char *start_time = jResp.stringOf("start_time");
    const char *tracking_phone_number = jResp.stringOf("tracking_phone_number");
    bool voicemail = jResp.BoolOf("voicemail");
    }