VBScript

CallRail API - Create an Outbound Phone Call

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Initiates an outbound call from the target account. VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

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

set http = CreateObject("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."
' }

set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("caller_id","+17703334455")
success = json.UpdateString("business_phone_number","+14045556666")
success = json.UpdateString("customer_phone_number","+14044442233")
success = json.UpdateBool("recording_enabled",1)
success = json.UpdateString("outbound_greeting_recording_url","http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3")
success = 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"

set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
set jResp = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

outFile.WriteLine("Response Body:")
outFile.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

' 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")

outFile.Close