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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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Java
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    // 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."
    // }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("caller_id","+17703334455");
    json.UpdateString("business_phone_number","+14045556666");
    json.UpdateString("customer_phone_number","+14044442233");
    json.UpdateBool("recording_enabled",true);
    json.UpdateString("outbound_greeting_recording_url","http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3");
    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");

    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject jResp = new CkJsonObject();
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    System.out.println("Response Body:");
    System.out.println(jResp.emit());

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        System.out.println("Response Header:");
        System.out.println(resp.header());
        System.out.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

    String answered = jResp.stringOf("answered");
    String business_phone_number = jResp.stringOf("business_phone_number");
    String customer_city = jResp.stringOf("customer_city");
    String customer_country = jResp.stringOf("customer_country");
    String customer_name = jResp.stringOf("customer_name");
    String customer_phone_number = jResp.stringOf("customer_phone_number");
    String customer_state = jResp.stringOf("customer_state");
    String direction = jResp.stringOf("direction");
    String duration = jResp.stringOf("duration");
    String id = jResp.stringOf("id");
    String recording = jResp.stringOf("recording");
    String recording_duration = jResp.stringOf("recording_duration");
    String start_time = jResp.stringOf("start_time");
    String tracking_phone_number = jResp.stringOf("tracking_phone_number");
    boolean voicemail = jResp.BoolOf("voicemail");
  }
}