(Excel) CallRail API - Create an Outbound Phone Call

Initiates an outbound call from the target account.

For more information, see https://apidocs.callrail.com/#creating-an-outbound-phone-call

Download Excel Class Modules Chilkat Excel Class Modules

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

Dim http As Chilkat.Http
Set http = Chilkat.NewHttp

' 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."
' }

Dim json As Chilkat.JsonObject
Set json = Chilkat.NewJsonObject
Dim success As Boolean
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",True)
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 = http.PostJson3("https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim sbResponseBody As Chilkat.StringBuilder
Set sbResponseBody = Chilkat.NewStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As Chilkat.JsonObject
Set jResp = Chilkat.NewJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()


respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = "; respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print resp.Header
    Debug.Print "Failed."

    Exit Sub
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")