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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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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim http As New 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."
// }

Dim json As New 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",True)
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"

Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

System.DebugLog("Response Body:")
System.DebugLog(jResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Int32
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
System.DebugLog("Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode))
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    System.DebugLog("Response Header:")
    System.DebugLog(resp.Header)
    System.DebugLog("Failed.")
    Return
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

Dim answered As String
answered = jResp.StringOf("answered")
Dim business_phone_number As String
business_phone_number = jResp.StringOf("business_phone_number")
Dim customer_city As String
customer_city = jResp.StringOf("customer_city")
Dim customer_country As String
customer_country = jResp.StringOf("customer_country")
Dim customer_name As String
customer_name = jResp.StringOf("customer_name")
Dim customer_phone_number As String
customer_phone_number = jResp.StringOf("customer_phone_number")
Dim customer_state As String
customer_state = jResp.StringOf("customer_state")
Dim direction As String
direction = jResp.StringOf("direction")
Dim duration As String
duration = jResp.StringOf("duration")
Dim id As String
id = jResp.StringOf("id")
Dim recording As String
recording = jResp.StringOf("recording")
Dim recording_duration As String
recording_duration = jResp.StringOf("recording_duration")
Dim start_time As String
start_time = jResp.StringOf("start_time")
Dim tracking_phone_number As String
tracking_phone_number = jResp.StringOf("tracking_phone_number")
Dim voicemail As Boolean
voicemail = jResp.BoolOf("voicemail")