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

let http = chilkat::Http::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."
// }

let json = chilkat::JsonObject::new();
let _ = json.update_string("caller_id", "+17703334455");
let _ = json.update_string("business_phone_number", "+14045556666");
let _ = json.update_string("customer_phone_number", "+14044442233");
let _ = json.update_bool("recording_enabled", true);
let _ = json.update_string("outbound_greeting_recording_url", "http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3");
let _ = json.update_string("outbound_greeting_text", "These are not the droids you are looking for.");

http.set_request_header("Authorization", "Token token={api_token}");
http.set_request_header("Content-Type", "application/json");

let resp = chilkat::HttpResponse::new();
if http.http_json("POST", "https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json", &json, "application/json", &resp).is_err() {
    println!("{}", http.last_error_text());
    return;
}

let sb_response_body = chilkat::StringBuilder::new();
let _ = resp.get_body_sb(&sb_response_body);
let j_resp = chilkat::JsonObject::new();
let _ = j_resp.load_sb(&sb_response_body);
j_resp.set_emit_compact(false);

println!("Response Body:");
println!("{}", j_resp.emit().unwrap_or_default());

let resp_status_code = resp.status_code();
println!("Response Status Code = {}", resp_status_code);
if resp_status_code >= 400 {
    println!("Response Header:");
    println!("{}", resp.header());
    println!("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

let answered = j_resp.string_of("answered").unwrap_or_default();
let business_phone_number = j_resp.string_of("business_phone_number").unwrap_or_default();
let customer_city = j_resp.string_of("customer_city").unwrap_or_default();
let customer_country = j_resp.string_of("customer_country").unwrap_or_default();
let customer_name = j_resp.string_of("customer_name").unwrap_or_default();
let customer_phone_number = j_resp.string_of("customer_phone_number").unwrap_or_default();
let customer_state = j_resp.string_of("customer_state").unwrap_or_default();
let direction = j_resp.string_of("direction").unwrap_or_default();
let duration = j_resp.string_of("duration").unwrap_or_default();
let id = j_resp.string_of("id").unwrap_or_default();
let recording = j_resp.string_of("recording").unwrap_or_default();
let recording_duration = j_resp.string_of("recording_duration").unwrap_or_default();
let start_time = j_resp.string_of("start_time").unwrap_or_default();
let tracking_phone_number = j_resp.string_of("tracking_phone_number").unwrap_or_default();
let voicemail = j_resp.bool_of("voicemail");