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CallRail API - Create an Outbound Phone Call

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Initiates an outbound call from the target account.

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<?php

$success = 0;

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

$http = new COM("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."
// }

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$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 = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST','https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json',$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->EmitCompact = 0;

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

$respStatusCode = $resp->StatusCode;
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print 'Response Header:' . "\n";
    print $resp->Header . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\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');

?>