Engage Voice Dial Group Quick Start

Last updated: 2023-06-30

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Welcome to the Engage Voice Platform. In this Quick Start, we are going to create a predictive dial group for an account. Let's get started.

Create an App

The first thing we need to do is create an app in the RingCentral Developer Portal. This can be done quickly by clicking the "Create App" button below. Just click the button, enter a name and description if you choose, and click the "Create" button. If you do not yet have a RingCentral account, you will be prompted to create one.

Create App Show detailed instructions

Login or create an account if you have not done so already.
Go to Console/Apps and click 'Create App' button.
Select "REST API App" under "What type of app are you creating?" Click "Next."
Under "Auth" select "JWT auth flow"
Under "Security" add the following permissions:
- SMS
- ReadAccounts
Under "Security" select "This app is private and will only be callable using credentials from the same RingCentral account."

When you are done, you will be taken to the app's dashboard. Make note of the Client ID and Client Secret. We will be using those momentarily.

Create a Dial Group for an Engage Voice Account

JavaScript

Install Engage Voice SDK Wrapper for Node JS

$ npm install ringcentral-engage-voice-client

Create and Edit create-dial-group.js

Create a file called create-dial-group.js. Be sure to edit the variables in ALL CAPS with your app and user credentials.

const EngageVoice = require('ringcentral-engage-voice-client').default
const path = require('path')
// Remember to modify the path to where you saved your .env file!
require('dotenv').config({ path: path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })

const RunRequest = async function () {
    const EngageVoice = require('ringcentral-engage-voice-client').default

    // Instantiate the SDK wrapper object with your RingCentral app credentials
    const ev = new EngageVoice({
        clientId: process.env.RC_CLIENT_ID,
        clientSecret: process.env.RC_CLIENT_SECRET
    })
    try {
        // Authorize with your RingCentral Office user credentials
        await ev.authorize({ jwt: process.env.RC_JWT })

        // Create a new Dial Group
        const postBody = {
            "dialGroupName": "My New Dial Group",
            "dialGroupDesc": "A test dial group with predictive dial mode",
            "dialMode": "PREDICTIVE",
            "isActive": true
        }
        const response = await ev.post('/api/v1/admin/accounts/{accountId}/dialGroups', postBody)
        console.log(response);
    }
    catch (err) {
        console.log(err.message)
    }
}

RunRequest();

Run Your Code

You are almost done. Now run your script.

$ node create-dial-group.js

PHP

Install Engage Voice SDK Wrapper for PHP

$ composer require engagevoice-sdk-wrapper

Create and Edit create-dial-group.php

Create a file called create-dial-group.php. Be sure to edit the variables in ALL CAPS with your app and user credentials.

<?php
require('vendor/autoload.php');

$ev = new EngageVoiceSDKWrapper\RestClient(
    $_ENV['RC_CLIENT_ID'],
    $_ENV['RC_CLIENT_SECRET']
);

try{
    $ev->login( [ "jwt" => $_ENV['RC_JWT'] ], function($response){
      create_a_dial_group();
    });
}catch (Exception $e) {
    print $e->getMessage();
}

function create_a_dial_group(){
  global $ev;
  try{
    $endpoint = 'admin/accounts/~/dialGroups';
    $params = array (
      "dialGroupName" => "My Dial Group - Predictive",
      "dialGroupDesc" => "A test dial group with predictive dial mode",
      "dialMode" => "PREDICTIVE",
      "isActive" => true
    );
    $response = $ev->post($endpoint, $params);
    print ($response."\r\n");
  }catch (Exception $e) {
    print $e->getMessage();
  }
}
?>

Run Your Code

You are almost done. Now run your script.

$ php create-dial-group.php

Python

Install Engage Voice SDK Wrapper for Python

$ pip install ringcentral_engage_voice

Create and Edit create-dial-group.py

Create a file called create-dial-group.py. Be sure to edit the variables in ALL CAPS with your app and user credentials.

import os, sys, time
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from ringcentral_engage_voice import RingCentralEngageVoice

load_dotenv()

def create_dial_group():
    try:
        postBody = {
          "dialGroupName": "My New Dial Group",
          "dialGroupDesc": "A test dial group with predictive dial mode",
          "dialMode": "PREDICTIVE",
          "isActive": True
        }
        response = ev.post("/api/v1/admin/accounts/{accountId}/dialGroups", postBody).json()
        print(response)
    except Exception as e:
        print(e)


# Instantiate the SDK wrapper object with your RingCentral app credentials
ev = RingCentralEngageVoice(
    os.environ.get('RC_CLIENT_ID'),
    os.environ.get('RC_CLIENT_SECRET')
)

try:
    # Authorize with your RingCentral Office user credentials
    ev.authorize(
        jwt=os.environ.get('RC_JWT')
    )
    create_dial_group()
except Exception as e:
    print(e)

Run Your Code

You are almost done. Now run your script.

$ python create-dial-group.py

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What's Next?

When you have successfully made your first API call, it is time to take your next step towards building a more robust Engage Voice application.