C#

CallRail API - Create an Outbound Phone Call

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Initiates an outbound call from the target account. C#

bool success = false;

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

Chilkat.Http http = new 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."
//  }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.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");

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = new Chilkat.HttpResponse();
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json",json,"application/json",resp);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());

int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
    Debug.WriteLine("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");
bool voicemail = jResp.BoolOf("voicemail");