(MFC) 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

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

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

    CkHttp http;
    bool success;

    // 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 = http.PostJson3("https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json","application/json",json);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        strOut.append(http.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

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

    strOut.append("Response Body:");
    strOut.append("\r\n");
    strOut.append(jResp.emit());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    int respStatusCode = resp->get_StatusCode();
    strOut.append("Response Status Code = ");
    strOut.appendInt(respStatusCode);
    strOut.append("\r\n");
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        strOut.append("Response Header:");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append(resp->header());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("Failed.");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        delete resp;
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    delete resp;

    // 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");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }