Get Call ID

Overview

Retrieves the unique identifier of the given call.

The function is available as a HTTP GET or HTTP POST request.

Request

Get Call ID:

http://<host>/verba/api?action=GetCallID

 Get Call ID HTTP GET sample:

http://192.168.1.104/verba/api?action=GetCallID&apiKey=74c8eea0-50c6-40b2-9f3e-252ed501c3c8&token=09835e02-6c10-11e0-bb22-ba324924019b&responseType=TEXT&extension=8856&status=last

Parameters

Detailed description of the API request elements:

URL parameterExample

Description

Requirements
actionaction=GetCallIDName of the HTTP API request.Mandatory
apiKeyapiKey=74c8eea0-50c6-40b2-9f3e-252ed501c3c8API key used to identify the application.Mandatory
tokentoken=09835e02-6c10-11e0-bb22-ba324924019bUnique identifier for authenticated sessions. After successful authentication, the API sends back a token, which has to be used for each request.Mandatory if authentication is configured for the given API key.
responseTyperesponseType=HTML

Defines the format of the response of the API request. The following valid values apply:

  • XML: the response is formatted and structured in XML, designed for applications
  • HTML: the response is in human readable format and formatted using standard HTML; it can be directly displayed in any browser.
  • TEXT: simple clear text based response
If the parameter is missing, it defaults to XML.
extensionextension=8856Defines the phone number that is a participant of the call. The API will look for a call with the status defined, where the number is either the calling party or the called party. If the API, for some reason, finds more than 1 record, it will respond with error. 
statusstatus=last

Defines the status of the requested call. Comma separated values can be specified.The following valid values and value combinations apply:

  • ongoing - the API will look for an ongoing call, where the number is either the calling party or the called party
  • next - the API will look for the next call in the upcoming 1 minute time range after the API request, where the number is either the calling party or the called party
  • last - the API will look for the last finished call, where the number is either the calling party or the called party
  • ongoing, next - the API will look for an ongoing call, where the number is either the calling party or the called party; if no record was found, the API will look for the next call in the upcoming 1 minute time range after the API request, where the number is either the calling party or the called party
  • last, ongoing - the API will look for the last finished call, where the number is either the calling party or the called party; if no record was found, the API will look for an ongoing call, where the number is either the calling party or the called party
 
platformCallIDplatformCallID=71627389The value of the Platform Call ID field. 
nativeIDnativeID=TRS26140192The value of the Technical Call Identifier field. 

Response

XML based response sample on success

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<VerbaApi>

<Response code="0" type="GetCallID">

<CallID>a8343631-9f35-4a3a-83f0-9e81592339fb</CallID>

</Response>

</VerbaApi>

XML based response sample on error

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<VerbaApi>

<Response code="2" type="GetCallID">

<ErrorMessage description="Error">Unable to retrieve the call identifier, because the call cannot be found.</ErrorMessage>

</Response>

</VerbaApi>

HTML based response sample

<html>

<body>

<p>a8343631-9f35-4a3a-83f0-9e81592339fb</p>

</body>

</html>

TEXT based response sample

a8343631-9f35-4a3a-83f0-9e81592339fb