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Perl

CallRail API - Create an Outbound Phone Call

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Initiates an outbound call from the target account.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# 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."
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("caller_id","+17703334455");
$json->UpdateString("business_phone_number","+14045556666");
$json->UpdateString("customer_phone_number","+14044442233");
$json->UpdateBool("recording_enabled",1);
$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");

$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpJson("POST","https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json",$json,"application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# 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");