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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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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    HCkJsonObjectW jResp;
    int respStatusCode;
    const wchar_t *answered;
    const wchar_t *business_phone_number;
    const wchar_t *customer_city;
    const wchar_t *customer_country;
    const wchar_t *customer_name;
    const wchar_t *customer_phone_number;
    const wchar_t *customer_state;
    const wchar_t *direction;
    const wchar_t *duration;
    const wchar_t *id;
    const wchar_t *recording;
    const wchar_t *recording_duration;
    const wchar_t *start_time;
    const wchar_t *tracking_phone_number;
    BOOL voicemail;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    // 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 = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"caller_id",L"+17703334455");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"business_phone_number",L"+14045556666");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"customer_phone_number",L"+14044442233");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateBool(json,L"recording_enabled",TRUE);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"outbound_greeting_recording_url",L"http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"outbound_greeting_text",L"These are not the droids you are looking for.");

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

    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpJson(http,L"POST",L"https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json",json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkHttpResponseW_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);
    jResp = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(jResp,FALSE);

    wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(jResp));

    respStatusCode = CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp);
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_header(resp));
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);
        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

    // 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.

    answered = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"answered");
    business_phone_number = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"business_phone_number");
    customer_city = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"customer_city");
    customer_country = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"customer_country");
    customer_name = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"customer_name");
    customer_phone_number = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"customer_phone_number");
    customer_state = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"customer_state");
    direction = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"direction");
    duration = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"duration");
    id = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"id");
    recording = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"recording");
    recording_duration = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"recording_duration");
    start_time = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"start_time");
    tracking_phone_number = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"tracking_phone_number");
    voicemail = CkJsonObjectW_BoolOf(jResp,L"voicemail");


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);

    }