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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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llSuccess = .F.

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

loHttp = createobject("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."
// }

loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("caller_id","+17703334455")
loJson.UpdateString("business_phone_number","+14045556666")
loJson.UpdateString("customer_phone_number","+14044442233")
loJson.UpdateBool("recording_enabled",.T.)
loJson.UpdateString("outbound_greeting_recording_url","http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3")
loJson.UpdateString("outbound_greeting_text","These are not the droids you are looking for.")

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

loResp = createobject("CkHttpResponse")
llSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json",loJson,"application/json",loResp)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    release loResp
    return
endif

loSbResponseBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = .F.

? "Response Body:"
? loJResp.Emit()

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + str(lnRespStatusCode)
if (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) then
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Failed."
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    release loResp
    release loSbResponseBody
    release loJResp
    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

lcAnswered = loJResp.StringOf("answered")
lcBusiness_phone_number = loJResp.StringOf("business_phone_number")
lcCustomer_city = loJResp.StringOf("customer_city")
lcCustomer_country = loJResp.StringOf("customer_country")
lcCustomer_name = loJResp.StringOf("customer_name")
lcCustomer_phone_number = loJResp.StringOf("customer_phone_number")
lcCustomer_state = loJResp.StringOf("customer_state")
lcDirection = loJResp.StringOf("direction")
lcDuration = loJResp.StringOf("duration")
lcId = loJResp.StringOf("id")
lcRecording = loJResp.StringOf("recording")
lcRecording_duration = loJResp.StringOf("recording_duration")
lcStart_time = loJResp.StringOf("start_time")
lcTracking_phone_number = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_phone_number")
llVoicemail = loJResp.BoolOf("voicemail")


release loHttp
release loJson
release loResp
release loSbResponseBody
release loJResp