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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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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oResp
LOCAL oSbResponseBody
LOCAL oJResp
LOCAL nRespStatusCode
LOCAL cAnswered
LOCAL cBusiness_phone_number
LOCAL cCustomer_city
LOCAL cCustomer_country
LOCAL cCustomer_name
LOCAL cCustomer_phone_number
LOCAL cCustomer_state
LOCAL cDirection
LOCAL cDuration
LOCAL cId
LOCAL cRecording
LOCAL cRecording_duration
LOCAL cStart_time
LOCAL cTracking_phone_number
LOCAL nVoicemail

nSuccess := 0

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

oHttp := 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."
//  }

oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:UpdateString("caller_id", "+17703334455")
oJson:UpdateString("business_phone_number", "+14045556666")
oJson:UpdateString("customer_phone_number", "+14044442233")
oJson:UpdateBool("recording_enabled", 1)
oJson:UpdateString("outbound_greeting_recording_url", "http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3")
oJson:UpdateString("outbound_greeting_text", "These are not the droids you are looking for.")

oHttp:SetRequestHeader("Authorization", "Token token={api_token}")
oHttp:SetRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")

oResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
nSuccess := oHttp:HttpJson("POST", "https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json", oJson, "application/json", oResp)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oSbResponseBody := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oResp:GetBodySb(oSbResponseBody)
oJResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJResp:LoadSb(oSbResponseBody)
oJResp:EmitCompact := 0

? "Response Body:"
? oJResp:Emit()

nRespStatusCode := oResp:StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + Str(nRespStatusCode)
IF (nRespStatusCode >= 400)
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? oResp:Header
    ? "Failed."
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    oSbResponseBody:destroy()
    oJResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  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

cAnswered := oJResp:StringOf("answered")
cBusiness_phone_number := oJResp:StringOf("business_phone_number")
cCustomer_city := oJResp:StringOf("customer_city")
cCustomer_country := oJResp:StringOf("customer_country")
cCustomer_name := oJResp:StringOf("customer_name")
cCustomer_phone_number := oJResp:StringOf("customer_phone_number")
cCustomer_state := oJResp:StringOf("customer_state")
cDirection := oJResp:StringOf("direction")
cDuration := oJResp:StringOf("duration")
cId := oJResp:StringOf("id")
cRecording := oJResp:StringOf("recording")
cRecording_duration := oJResp:StringOf("recording_duration")
cStart_time := oJResp:StringOf("start_time")
cTracking_phone_number := oJResp:StringOf("tracking_phone_number")
nVoicemail := oJResp:BoolOf("voicemail")

oHttp:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oResp:destroy()
oSbResponseBody:destroy()
oJResp:destroy()