The Flowroute Python Library v3 provides methods for interacting with Numbers v2 – which includes inbound voice routes, E911 addresses, and CNAM storage – and Messages v2.1 of the Flowroute API.
TopicsRequirements
- Flowroute API credentials
- Python 2.7+ or 3.4+
Installation
First, start a shell session and clone the SDK:
via HTTPS:
git clone https://github.com/flowroute/flowroute-sdk-v3-python.gitvia SSH:
git@github.com:flowroute/flowroute-sdk-v3-python.gitSwitch to the newly-created flowroute-sdk-v3-python directory. This version of the SDK comes with a requirements file listing the required Python libraries. See Installing Packages to learn more about different ways to install Python packages.
pip is already installed if you're using Python 2.7.9+ or 3.4+. This SDK has been tested with both Python 2.7.9 and Python 3.6.4 for Mac OS X. To see which version of pip is installed on your machine, run the following:
pip --version
Depending on your pip permissions, you may be required to preface each pip command with sudo.
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Usage
In Flowroute's approach to building the Python library v3, HTTP requests are handled by controllers named after the API resources they represent: Numbers, Routes, Messages, E911s, and CNAMs. These controllers contain the methods used to perform messaging and number management which includes programmatic configuration of inbound voice routes, E911 addresses, and CNAM storage within the Python Library.
Controllers
NumbersController
Contains all of the methods necessary to search through Flowroute's phone number inventory, purchase a phone number, and review details of your account phone numbers.
- list_available_area_codes() - Returns a list of all Numbering Plan Area (NPA) codes containing purchasable phone numbers. All request parameters are optional. If you don't specify a limit, results are limited to the first 10 items.
- list_available_exchange_codes() - Returns a list of all Central Office (exchange) codes containing purchasable phone numbers. All request parameters are optional.
- search_for_purchasable_phone_numbers() - Searches for purchasable phone numbers by state or rate center, or by your specified search value.
- purchase_a_phone_number(purchasable_number) - Lets you purchase a phone number from available Flowroute inventory.
- list_account_phone_numbers() - Returns a list of all phone numbers currently on your Flowroute account.
- list_phone_number_details(number_id) - Returns details on a specific phone number associated with your account, including primary voice route, and failover voice route if previously configured.
RoutesController
Contains the methods required to create new inbound routes, view all of your account routes, and update primary and failover voice routes for your phone numbers.
- create_an_inbound_route(route_body) - Creates a new inbound route which can then be assigned as either a primary or a failover voice route for a phone number on your account.
- list_inbound_routes() - Returns a list of your inbound routes. From the list, you can then select routes to use as the primary and failover voice routes for phone numbers on your account.
- update_primary_voice_route(number_id, route_body) - Updates the primary voice route for a phone number. You must create the route first via the create_an_inbound_route(routebody) method.
- update_failover_voice_route(number_id, route_body) - Updates the failover voice route for a phone number. You must create the route first via the create_an_inbound_route(routebody) method.
MessagesController
Contains the methods required to send an MMS or SMS, and review a specific Message Detail Record (MDR) or a set of messages.
- send_a_message(message_body) - Sends an SMS or MMS from a Flowroute long code or toll-free phone number to another valid phone number.
- look_up_a_message_detail_record() - Searches for a specific message record ID and returns a Message Detail Record (in MDR2 format).
- look_up_a_set_of_messages() - Retrieves a list of Message Detail Records (MDRs) within a specified date range. Date and time is based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
E911sController
Contains all of the methods necessary to create, validate, update, and delete an E911 address on your account as well as assigning an E911 record to a phone number and if necessary, deactivating the E911 service for said phone number.
- create_address(e911_attributes) - Lets you create and validate an E911 address within the US and Canada which can then be assigned to any of the long code or toll-free numbers on your account. To assign an E911 address to your number, see Assign a Valid E911 Address to Your Phone Number.
- list_e911s() - Returns a list of all E911 records on your account by default. You can apply search filters using any of the optional query parameters.
- get_e911(e911_id) - Returns details on a specified E911 record ID.
- validate_address(e911_attributes) - Lets you validate an E911 address whether it is a new or an existing address on your account.
- update_address(e911_id, e911_attributes) - Lets you update and validate an existing E911 address on your account. You must create the E911 address first by following Create and Validate a New E911 Address.
- associate(e911_id, number_id) - Lets you assign a valid E911 address to a specific long code or toll-free phone number in your account. This endpoint does not return an error for subsequent attempts at associating a phone number with the same E911 record. The E911 record assignment charge only occurs on the first successful attempt. Note that you can later assign a different e911_id to the same phone number and will be charged accordingly.
- disconnect(number_id) - Lets you deactivate the current E911 service for your phone number.
- list_dids_for_e911(e911_id) - Returns a list of your Flowroute long code or toll-free phone numbers associated with a specified E911 record.
- delete_address(e911_id) - Lets you delete an E911 address associated with your account. You must remove all phone number associations first before you can successfully delete the specified E911 record.
CNAMsController
Contains all of the methods necessary to create, delete, assign and unassign CNAM records, as well as view and filter for specific CNAM records on your Flowroute account.
- create_cnam_record(cnam_value) - Lets you create a Caller ID record for your account which can then be assigned to any of your long code numbers. To assign a CNAM record to your number, see "Assign a CNAM Record to a Phone Number".
- list_cnams() - Returns a list of all CNAM records on your account by default. You can apply search filters using any of the optional query parameters.
- get_cnam(cnam_id) - Returns details pertaining to a specific CNAM record on your account, including long code numbers that are associated with the record.
- associate_cnam(cnam_id, number_id) - Lets you associate a CNAM record with a specified long code number on your account. The CNAM value will be the Caller ID name displayed when making outbound calls on the specified long code number. Your CNAM must be approved before you can associate it with a number. Note that CNAM association with a phone number takes 5-7 business days.
- unassociate(number_id) - Lets you unassign a CNAM record associated with a specified long code number on your account without deleting the CNAM record itself.
- remove_cnam(cnam_id) - Lets you delete a CNAM record from your account. This will automatically disassociate all numbers associated with this CNAM record.
The following shows an example of a single Python file that imports the Flowroute API client and all the required modules. The Python Library v3 comes with three example demo files — number_route_message_demo.py, e911_demo.py, cnam_demo.py — files that you can edit and run for demonstration and testing purposes.
import pprint
import os
import json
import random
import string
from flowroutenumbersandmessaging.flowroutenumbersandmessaging_client import FlowroutenumbersandmessagingClient
Configuration
Credentials
In demo.py, replace basic_auth_user_name with your API Access Key and basic_auth_password with your API Secret Key from the Flowroute Manager. Note that in our example, we are accessing your Flowroute credentials as environment variables. To learn more about setting environment variables, see How To Read and Set Environmental and Shell Variables.
# Set up your api credentials and test mobile number for outbound SMS or MMS
basic_auth_user_name = os.environ.get('FR_ACCESS_KEY')
basic_auth_password = os.environ.get('FR_SECRET_KEY')
mobile_number = "YOUR_MOBILE_NUMBER"
Instantiate API Client and Controllers
Next, instantiate the API Client and its controllers.
# Instantiate API client and create controllers for Numbers, Messages, and Routes
client = FlowroutenumbersandmessagingClient(basic_auth_user_name, basic_auth_password)
numbers_controller = client.numbers
routes_controller = client.routes
messages_controller = client.messages
Methods
The following section will demonstrate the capabilities of Numbers v2, Messaging v2.1, E911 v2, and CNAM v2 that are wrapped in our Python library. Note that the example responses have been formatted using Mac's pbpaste and jq. To learn more, see Quickly Tidy Up JSON from the Command Line.
Number Management
Flowroute Python Library v3 allows you to make HTTP requests to the numbers resource of Flowroute API v2: https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers
list_available_area_codes()
The method accepts limit, offset, and max_setup_cost as parameters which you can learn more about in the API reference.
Example Request
print("--List Available Area Codes")
max_setup_cost = 3.25
limit = 3
offset = None
result = numbers_controller.list_available_area_codes(limit, offset, max_setup_cost)
pprint.pprint(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains an array of area code objects in JSON format.
{
"data": [
{
"type": "areacode",
"id": "201",
"links": {
"related": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/available/exchanges?areacode=201"
}
},
{
"type": "areacode",
"id": "202",
"links": {
"related": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/available/exchanges?areacode=202"
}
},
{
"type": "areacode",
"id": "203",
"links": {
"related": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/available/exchanges?areacode=203"
}
}
],
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/available/areacodes?max_setup_cost=3&limit=3&offset=0",
"next": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/available/areacodes?max_setup_cost=3&limit=3&offset=3"
}
}
list_available_exchange_codes()
The method accepts limit, offset, max_setup_cost, and areacode as parameters which you can learn more about in the API reference.
Example Request
print("--List Available Exchange Codes")
limit = 3
offset = None
max_setup_cost = None
areacode = 347
result = numbers_controller.list_available_exchange_codes(limit, offset, max_setup_cost, areacode)
pprint.pprint(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains an array of exchange objects in JSON format.
{
"data": [
{
"type": "exchange",
"id": "347215",
"links": {
"related": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/available?starts_with=1347215"
}
},
{
"type": "exchange",
"id": "347325",
"links": {
"related": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/available?starts_with=1347325"
}
},
{
"type": "exchange",
"id": "347331",
"links": {
"related": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/available?starts_with=1347331"
}
}
],
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/available/exchanges?areacode=347&limit=3&offset=0",
"next": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/available/exchanges?areacode=347&limit=3&offset=3"
}
}
search_for_purchasable_phone_numbers()
The method accepts starts_with, contains, ends_with, limit, offset, rate_center, and state as parameters which you can learn more about in the API reference.
Example Request
print("--Search for Purchasable Phone Numbers")
starts_with = 646
contains = 3
ends_with = 7
limit = 3
offset = None
rate_center = None
state = None
result = numbers_controller.search_for_purchasable_phone_numbers(starts_with, contains, ends_with, limit, offset, rate_center, state)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains an array of phone number objects in JSON format.
{
"data": [
{
"attributes": {
"rate_center": "nwyrcyzn01",
"value": "16463439507",
"monthly_cost": 1.25,
"state": "ny",
"number_type": "standard",
"setup_cost": 1
},
"type": "number",
"id": "16463439507",
"links": {
"related": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/16463439507"
}
},
{
"attributes": {
"rate_center": "nwyrcyzn01",
"value": "16463439617",
"monthly_cost": 1.25,
"state": "ny",
"number_type": "standard",
"setup_cost": 1
},
"type": "number",
"id": "16463439617",
"links": {
"related": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/16463439617"
}
},
{
"attributes": {
"rate_center": "nwyrcyzn01",
"value": "16463439667",
"monthly_cost": 1.25,
"state": "ny",
"number_type": "standard",
"setup_cost": 3.99
},
"type": "number",
"id": "16463439667",
"links": {
"related": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/16463439667"
}
}
],
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/available?contains=3&ends_with=7&starts_with=1646&limit=3&offset=0",
"next": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/available?contains=3&ends_with=7&starts_with=1646&limit=3&offset=3"
}
}
purchase_a_phone_number(purchasable_number)
The method is used to purchase a telephone number from Flowroute's inventory and accepts the phone number id as a parameter which you can learn more about in the API reference. In the following example, we assign the id of the first phone number in the resulting JSON array as the phone number to be purchased. Note that this function call is currently commented out. Uncomment to test the purchase_a_phone_number method.
Example Request
print("--Purchase a Phone Number")
purchasable_number = result['data'][0]['id']
result = numbers_controller.purchase_a_phone_number(purchasable_number)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains a phone number object in JSON format.
{
"data": {
"attributes": {
"alias": null,
"cnam_lookups_enabled": true,
"number_type": "standard",
"rate_center": "millbrae",
"state": "ca",
"value": "16502390214"
},
"id": "16502390214",
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/16502390214"
},
"relationships": {
"cnam_preset": {
"data": null
},
"e911_address": {
"data": null
},
"failover_route": {
"data": null
},
"primary_route": {
"data": {
"id": "0",
"type": "route"
}
}
},
"type": "number"
},
"included": [
{
"attributes": {
"alias": "sip-reg",
"route_type": "sip-reg",
"value": null
},
"id": "0",
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/routes/0"
},
"type": "route"
}
],
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/16502390214"
}
}
list_account_phone_numbers()
The method accepts starts_with, ends_with, contains, limit, and offset as parameters which you can learn more about in the API reference.
Example Request
print("--List Account Phone Numbers")
starts_with = 201
ends_with = None
contains = None
limit = 3
offset = None
result = numbers_controller.list_account_phone_numbers(starts_with, ends_with, contains, limit, offset)
pprint.pprint(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains an array of phone number objects in JSON format.
{
"data": [
{
"attributes": {
"rate_center": "oradell",
"value": "12012673227",
"alias": null,
"state": "nj",
"number_type": "standard",
"cnam_lookups_enabled": true
},
"type": "number",
"id": "12012673227",
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/12012673227"
}
},
{
"attributes": {
"rate_center": "jerseycity",
"value": "12014845220",
"alias": null,
"state": "nj",
"number_type": "standard",
"cnam_lookups_enabled": true
},
"type": "number",
"id": "12014845220",
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/12014845220"
}
}
],
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers?starts_with=1201&limit=3&offset=0"
}
}
list_phone_number_details(number_id)
The method accepts the number_id as a parameter which you can learn more about in the API reference. In the following example, we request the details of the first phone number returned after calling the list_account_phone_numbers method.
Example Request
print("--List Phone Number Details")
number_id = result['data'][0]['id']
result = numbers_controller.list_phone_number_details(number_id)
pprint.pprint(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains a phone number object in JSON format.
{
"included": [
{
"attributes": {
"route_type": "sip-reg",
"alias": "sip-reg",
"value": null
},
"type": "route",
"id": "0",
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/routes/0"
}
}
],
"data": {
"relationships": {
"cnam_preset": {
"data": null
},
"e911_address": {
"data": null
},
"failover_route": {
"data": null
},
"primary_route": {
"data": {
"type": "route",
"id": "0"
}
}
},
"attributes": {
"rate_center": "millbrae",
"value": "16502390214",
"alias": null,
"state": "ca",
"number_type": "standard",
"cnam_lookups_enabled": true
},
"type": "number",
"id": "16502390214",
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/16502390214"
}
},
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/16502390214"
}
}
Route Management
The Flowroute Python Library v3 allows you to make HTTP requests to the routes resource of Flowroute API v2: https://api.flowroute.com/v2/routes
create_an_inbound_route(route_body)
The method accepts the route object in JSON format as a parameter which you can learn more about in the API reference. In the following example, we define a function to generate a six-character random string for our subdomain which we later concatenate with our example domain and assign as our host value. We use the same function to generate a unique alias.
Example Request
print ("---Create an Inbound Route")
# Function to generate six-charac random string
def id_generator(size=6, chars=string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits):
return ''.join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(size))
new_route = id_generator() + '.sonsofodin.com'
alias = id_generator()
for i in range(6): alias += str(i)
print new_route
request_body = '{ \
"data": { \
"type": "route", \
"attributes": { \
"route_type": "host", \
"value": "' + new_route +'", \
"alias": "' + alias + '" \
} \
} \
}'
result = routes_controller.create_an_inbound_route(request_body)
print result
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 201 Created and the response body contains a route object in JSON format.
{
"data": {
"attributes": {
"alias": "new route",
"route_type": "host",
"value": "il775u.sonsofodin.com"
},
"id": "98396",
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/routes/98396"
},
"type": "route"
},
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/routes/98396"
}
}
list_inbound_routes()
The method accepts limit and offset as parameters which you can learn more about in the API reference.
Example Request
print ("---List Inbound Routes")
limit = 3
result = routes_controller.list_inbound_routes(limit)
pprint.pprint(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains an array of route objects in JSON format.
{
"data": [
{
"attributes": {
"route_type": "sip-reg",
"alias": "sip-reg",
"value": null
},
"type": "route",
"id": "0",
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/routes/0"
}
},
{
"attributes": {
"route_type": "number",
"alias": "PSTNroute1",
"value": "12065551212"
},
"type": "route",
"id": "83834",
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/routes/83834"
}
}
],
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/routes?limit=2&offset=0",
"next": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/routes?limit=2&offset=2"
}
}
update_primary_voice_route(number_id, route_body)
The method accepts a phone number id and a route record object in JSON format as parameters which you can learn more about in the API reference. In the following example, we extract the second route in our list_inbound_routes search result and assign it as the primary voice route for our previously declared number_id.
Example Request
prirouteid = result['data'][1]['id']
request_body = '{ \
"data": { \
"type": "route", \
"id": "' + str(prirouteid) +'" \
} \
}'
print ("---Update Primary Voice Route")
result = routes_controller.update_primary_voice_route(number_id, request_body)
if result is None:
print "204: No Content"
else:
print result
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 204 No Content which means that the server successfully processed the request and is not returning any content.
204: No Contentupdate_failover_voice_route(number_id, route_body)
The method accepts a phone number id and a route record object in JSON format as parameters which you can learn more about in the API reference. In the following example, we extract the third and last route in our list_inbound_routes search result and assign it as the failover voice route for our previously declared number_id.
Example Request
secrouteid = result['data'][2]['id']
request_body = '{ \
"data": { \
"type": "route", \
"id": "' + str(secrouteid) +'" \
} \
}'
print ("---Update Failover Voice Route")
result = routes_controller.update_failover_voice_route(number_id, request_body)
if result is None:
print "204: No Content"
else:
print result
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 204 No Content which means that the server successfully processed the request and is not returning any content.
204: No ContentMessaging
The Flowroute Python Library v3 allows you to make HTTP requests to the messages resource of Flowroute API v2.1: https://api.flowroute.com/v2.1/messages
send_a_message(message_body)
The method accepts a message object in JSON format as a parameter which you can learn more about in the API References for MMS and SMS. In the following example, we are sending an MMS with a gif attachment from the previously declared number_id to your mobile number.
Example Request
request_body = '{ \
"data": { \
"type": "message", \
"attributes": { \
"to": "' + str(mobile_number) + '", \
"from": "' + str(number_id) + '", \
"body": "hello there", \
"is_mms": "true", \
"media_urls": ["http://s3.amazonaws.com/barkpost-assets/50+GIFs/37.gif"] \
} \
} \
}'
print ("---Send A Message")
result = messages_controller.send_a_message(request_body)
pprint.pprint(result)
Note that this function call is currently commented out. Uncomment to test the send_a_message method.
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 202 Accepted and the response body contains the message record ID with mdr2 prefix.
{
"data": {
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2.1/messages/mdr2-39cadeace66e11e7aff806cd7f24ba2d"
},
"type": "message",
"id": "mdr2-39cadeace66e11e7aff806cd7f24ba2d"
}
}
look_up_a_set_of_messages(start_date)
The method accepts start_date, end_date, limit, and offset as parameters which you can learn more about in the API Reference.
Example Request
print ("---Look Up A Set Of Messages")
start_date = "2017-12-01"
end_date = "2018-01-08"
limit = 2
result = messages_controller.look_up_a_set_of_messages(start_date, end_date, limit)
pprint.pprint(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains an array of message objects in JSON format.
{
"data": [
{
"attributes": {
"body": "Hello are you there? ",
"status": "delivered",
"direction": "inbound",
"amount_nanodollars": 4000000,
"to": "12012673227",
"message_encoding": 0,
"timestamp": "2017-12-22T01:52:39.39Z",
"delivery_receipts": [],
"amount_display": "$0.0040",
"from": "12061231234",
"is_mms": false,
"message_type": "longcode"
},
"type": "message",
"id": "mdr2-ca82be46e6ba11e79d08862d092cf73d"
},
{
"attributes": {
"body": "test sms on v2",
"status": "message buffered",
"direction": "outbound",
"amount_nanodollars": 4000000,
"to": "12061232634",
"message_encoding": 0,
"timestamp": "2017-12-21T16:44:34.93Z",
"delivery_receipts": [
{
"status": "message buffered",
"status_code": 1003,
"status_code_description": "Message accepted by Carrier",
"timestamp": "2017-12-21T16:44:35.00Z",
"level": 2
},
{
"status": "smsc submit",
"status_code": null,
"status_code_description": "Message has been sent",
"timestamp": "2017-12-21T16:44:35.00Z",
"level": 1
}
],
"amount_display": "$0.0040",
"from": "12012673227",
"is_mms": false,
"message_type": "longcode"
},
"type": "message",
"id": "mdr2-39cadeace66e11e7aff806cd7f24ba2d"
}
],
"links": {
"next": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2.1/messages?limit=2&start_date=2017-12-01T00%3A00%3A00%2B00%3A00&end_date=2018-01-08T00%3A00%3A00%2B00%3A00&offset=2"
}
}
look_up_a_message_detail_record(message_id)
The method accepts a message id in MDR2 format as a parameter which you can learn more about in the API Reference. In the following example, we retrieve the details of the first message in our look_up_a_set_of_messages search result.
Example Request
message_id = result['data'][0]['id']
result = messages_controller.look_up_a_message_detail_record(message_id)
pprint.pprint(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains the message object for our specified message id.
{
"data": {
"attributes": {
"body": "Hello are you there? ",
"status": "delivered",
"direction": "inbound",
"amount_nanodollars": 4000000,
"to": "12012673227",
"message_encoding": 0,
"timestamp": "2017-12-22T01:52:39.39Z",
"delivery_receipts": [],
"amount_display": "$0.0040",
"from": "12061232634",
"is_mms": false,
"message_type": "longcode"
},
"type": "message",
"id": "mdr2-ca82be46e6ba11e79d08862d092cf73d"
}
}
E911 Address Management
The Flowroute Python Library v3 allows you to make HTTP requests to the e911s resource of Flowroute API v2: https://api.flowroute.com/v2/e911s
All of the E911 address management methods are encapsulated in e911_demo.py.
list_e911s()
The method accepts limit, offset, and state as parameters which you can learn more about in the API reference.
Example Request
puts("---List E911 Records")
result = e911_controller.list_e911s(3, 0)
pp(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains an array of e911 objects in JSON format.
---List E911 Records
{'data': [{'attributes': {'address_type': 'Lobby',
'address_type_number': '12',
'city': 'Seattle',
'country': 'USA',
'first_name': 'Maria',
'label': 'Example E911',
'last_name': 'Bermudez',
'state': 'WA',
'street_name': '20th Ave SW',
'street_number': '7742',
'zip': '98106'},
'id': '20930',
'links': {'self': 'https://api.flowroute.com/v2/e911s/20930'},
'type': 'e911'},
{'attributes': {'address_type': 'Apartment',
'address_type_number': '12',
'city': 'Seattle',
'country': 'US',
'first_name': 'Something',
'label': '5th E911',
'last_name': 'Someone',
'state': 'WA',
'street_name': 'Main St',
'street_number': '645',
'zip': '98104'},
'id': '20707',
'links': {'self': 'https://api.flowroute.com/v2/e911s/20707'},
'type': 'e911'}],
'links': {'next': 'https://api.flowroute.com/v2/e911s?limit=2&offset=2',
'self': 'https://api.flowroute.com/v2/e911s?limit=2&offset=0'}}
get_e911(e911_id)
The method accepts an e911_id as a parameter which you can learn more about in the API reference.
Example Request
e911_id = None
# If the user has any E911 records, pull one up
for e in result['data']:
e911_id = e['id']
break
if e911_id:
print("\n--Get Details for a specific E911 Record")
result = e911s_controller.get_e911(e911_id)
pprint.pprint(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains a detailed e911 object in JSON format.
Get Details for a specific E911 Record
{'data': {'attributes': {'address_type': 'L',
'address_type_number': '12',
'city': 'Seattle',
'country': 'USA',
'first_name': 'Maria',
'label': 'Example E911',
'last_name': 'Bermudez',
'state': 'WA',
'street_name': '20th Ave SW',
'street_number': '7742',
'zip': '98106'},
'id': '20930',
'links': {'self': 'https://api.flowroute.com/v2/e911s/20930'},
'type': 'e911'}}
validate(e911_address_to_json())
The method accepts the different attributes of an E911 address as parameters: label, first_name, last_name, street_name, street_number, optional address_type and address_type_number, city, state, country, and zipcode.
Example Request
print("\n--Validate an Address")
try:
result = e911s_controller.validate_address(
label="Test Address",
first_name="Chris",
last_name="Smith",
street_name="3rd Ave",
street_number="1182",
city="Seattle",
state="WA",
country="CA",
zipcode="98101")
pprint.pprint(result)
except Exception as e:
print(str(e))
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 204 No Content which means that the server successfully processed the request and is not returning any content. On error, a printable representation of the detailed API response is displayed.
--Validate an Address
HTTP response not OK.
{"errors":[{"detail":"Could not geocode this address. Please check the validity of your address.","id":"7fcfd1cd-486b-4159-8484-b710bd4bbab4","status":400,"title":"Client Error"}]}
create_address(e911_attributes)
The method accepts the different attributes of an E911 address as parameters: label, first_name, last_name, street_name, street_number, optional address_type and address_type_number, city, state, country, and zipcode. Learn more about the different E911 attributes in the API reference.
Example Request
print("\n--Create and Validate an Address")
try:
result = e911s_controller.create_address(
label="E911 Test",
first_name="Chris",
last_name="Smith",
street_name="3rd Ave",
street_number="1218",
city="Seattle",
state="WA",
country="US",
zipcode="98101")
pprint.pprint(result)
except Exception as e:
print(str(e))
print(e.context.response.raw_body)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 201 Created and the response body contains the newly created e911 object in JSON format. On error, a printable representation of the detailed API response is displayed.
--Create and Validate an Address
{'data': {'attributes': {'city': 'Seattle',
'country': 'US',
'first_name': 'Chris',
'label': 'E911 Test',
'last_name': 'Smith',
'state': 'WA',
'street_name': '3rd Ave',
'street_number': '1218',
'zip': '98101'},
'id': '21301',
'links': {'self': 'https://api.flowroute.com/v2/e911s/21301'},
'type': 'e911'}}
update_address(e911_id, e911_attributes)
The method accepts an E911 address and an E911 record ID as parameters. Learn more about the different E911 attributes that you can update in the API reference. In the following example, we will retrieve the record ID of our newly created E911 address and assign it to a variable, record_id. We then update the last_name of our selected E911 address to "Wiley".
Example Request
# Pull the ID from the newly created record
if len(result):
record_id = result['data']['id']
print("\n--Update an E911 Address")
try:
result = e911s_controller.update_address(record_id, last_name='Wiley')
pprint.pprint(result)
except Exception as e:
print(str(e))
print(e.context.response.raw_body)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains the newly updated e911 object in JSON format. On error, a printable representation of the detailed API response is displayed.
--Update an E911 Address
{'data': {'attributes': {'city': 'Seattle',
'country': 'US',
'first_name': 'Chris',
'label': 'E911 Test 2',
'last_name': 'Wiley',
'state': 'WA',
'street_name': '3rd Ave',
'street_number': '1218',
'zip': '98104'},
'id': '21306',
'links': {'self': 'https://api.flowroute.com/v2/e911s/21306'},
'type': 'e911'}}
associate(number_id, e911_id)
The method accepts an E911 record ID and a phone number as parameters which you can learn more about in the API reference. In the following example, we call the list_account_phone_numbers covered under Number Management and list_e911s, extract the values of the first items in the returned JSON arrays into variables e911_id and did then make the association between them.
Example Request
# Get our DIDs
did_list = numbers_controller.list_account_phone_numbers()
did = did_list['data'][0]['attributes']['value']
# Get our E911s
e911_list = e911s_controller.list_e911s()
e911_id = e911_list['data'][0]['id']
# Associate them
print("--Associate an E911 Record and a DID")
try:
result = e911s_controller.associate(e911_id, did)
pprint.pprint(result)
except Exception as e:
print(str(e))
print(e.context.response.raw_body)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 204 No Content which means that the server successfully processed the request and is not returning any content.
--Associate an E911 Record and a DID
204: No Content
list_dids_for_e911(e911_id)
The method accepts an E911 record ID as a parameter which you can learn more about in the API reference. In the following example, we retrieve the list of phone numbers associated with our previously declared e911_id.
Example Request
print("\n--List all DIDs associated with an E911 Record")
result = e911s_controller.list_dids_for_e911(e911_id)
pprint.pprint(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains an array of related number objects in JSON format.
--List all DIDs associated with an E911 Record
{
"data": [
{
"attributes": {
"alias": null,
"value": "12062011682"
},
"id": "12062011682",
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/numbers/12062011682"
},
"type": "number"
}
],
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/e911s/21330/relationships/numbers?limit=10&offset=0"
}
}
disconnect(number_id)
The method accepts a phone number as a parameter which you can learn more about in the API reference. In the following example, we deactivate the E911 service for our previously assigned phone number ID.
Example Request
# Dis-Associate them
try:
print("\n--Un-associate the address")
result = e911s_controller.disconnect(12062011682)
pprint.pprint(result)
except Exception as e:
print(str(e))
print(e.context.response.raw_body)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 204 No Content which means that the server successfully processed the request and is not returning any content.
--Un-associate the address
''
delete_record(e911_id)
The method accepts an E911 record ID as a parameter which you can learn more about in the API reference. Note that all phone number associations must be removed first before you are able to delete the specified E911 ID. In the following example, we will attempt to delete the previously assigned E911 ID.
Example Request
try:
print("\n--Delete an E911 Address")
result = e911s_controller.delete_address(e911_id)
pprint.pprint(result)
except Exception as e:
print(str(e))
print(e.context.response.raw_body)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 204 No Content which means that the server successfully processed the request and is not returning any content.
--Delete an E911 Address
''
CNAM Record Management
Flowroute Python Library v3 allows you to make HTTP requests to the cnams resource of Flowroute API v2: https://api.flowroute.com/v2/cnams
All of the CNAM record management methods are encapsulated in cnam_demo.py.
list_cnams(options)
The method accepts limit, offset, and is_approved boolean status as parameters which you can learn more about in the API reference. In the following example request, we will only retrieve 3 approved CNAM records.
Example Request
print("--List CNAM Records")
limit = 3
offset = None
result = cnams_controller.list_cnams(limit, offset)
pprint.pprint(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains an array of cnam objects in JSON format.
--List CNAM Records
{
"data": [
{
"attributes": {
"approval_datetime": "2018-04-23 17:04:30.829341+00:00",
"creation_datetime": "2018-04-19 21:03:04.932192+00:00",
"is_approved": true,
"rejection_reason": null,
"value": "BROWN BAG"
},
"id": "22790",
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/cnams/22790"
},
"type": "cnam"
},
{
"attributes": {
"approval_datetime": "2018-05-23 18:58:46.052602+00:00",
"creation_datetime": "2018-05-22 23:38:27.794911+00:00",
"is_approved": true,
"rejection_reason": null,
"value": "LEATHER REBEL"
},
"id": "23221",
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/cnams/23221"
},
"type": "cnam"
},
{
"attributes": {
"approval_datetime": "2018-05-23 18:58:46.052602+00:00",
"creation_datetime": "2018-05-22 23:42:00.786818+00:00",
"is_approved": true,
"rejection_reason": null,
"value": "MORBO"
},
"id": "23224",
"links": {
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/cnams/23224"
},
"type": "cnam"
}
],
"links": {
"next": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/cnams?is_approved=True&limit=3&offset=3",
"self": "https://api.flowroute.com/v2/cnams?is_approved=True&limit=3&offset=0"
}
}
get_cnam(cnam_id)
The method accepts a cnam_id as a parameter which you can learn more about in the API reference. we query for approved CNAM records on your account and then extract the ID of the first record returned and retrieve the details of that specific CNAM record.
Example Request
print("\n--List Approved CNAM Records")
result = cnams_controller.list_cnams(is_approved=True)
pprint.pprint(result)
if len(result['data']):
cnam_id = result['data'][0]['id']
print("\n--List CNAM Detail")
result = cnams_controller.get_cnam(cnam_id)
pprint.pprint(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 200 OK and the response body contains a detailed cnam object in JSON format. For the sake of brevity, we will omit the response to the approved CNAM record query.
--List CNAM Detail
{'data': {'attributes': {'approval_datetime': None,
'creation_datetime': None,
'is_approved': True,
'rejection_reason': '',
'value': 'TEST, MARIA'},
'id': '17604',
'links': {'self': 'https://api.flowroute.com/v2/cnams/17604'},
'type': 'cnam'}}
create_cnam_record(cnam_value)
The method accepts a Caller ID value as a parameter which you can learn more about in the API reference. In the following example, we reuse the random_generator() function to generate a four-character random string which we will concatenate with FR and assign as our CNAM value.
CNAM Storage Rules
Example Request
# Helper function for random strings
def random_generator(size=4, chars=string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits):
return ''.join(random.choice(chars) for x in range(size))
print("\n--Create a CNAM Record")
cnam_value = 'FR ' + random_generator()
result = cnams_controller.create_cnam_record(cnam_value)
pprint.pprint(result)
print("\nNOTE: Newly created CNAM records need to be approved first before they can be associated with your long code number.")
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 201 Created and the response body contains the newly created cnam object in JSON format. Note that CNAM records take up to 48 hours to be approved on your account and further association with a phone number takes 5-7 business days.
--Create a CNAM Record
{'data': {'attributes': {'approval_datetime': None,
'creation_datetime': '2018-06-01 '
'00:09:52.513092+00:00',
'is_approved': False,
'rejection_reason': None,
'value': 'FR H5K8'},
'id': '23454',
'links': {'self': 'https://api.flowroute.com/v2/cnams/23454'},
'type': 'cnam'}}
NOTE: Newly created CNAM records need to be approved first before they can be associated with your long code number.
associate_cnam(cnam_id, number_id)
The method accepts a CNAM record ID and a phone number as parameters which you can learn more about in the API reference. In the following example, we will call list_account_phone_numbers() and associate the first number in the returned array with our previously assigned cnam_id.
Example Request
print("\n--Associate a CNAM Record to a DID")
our_numbers = numbers_controller.list_account_phone_numbers()
did_id = our_numbers['data'][0]['id']
if cnam_id is None:
print("Create some CNAM records and wait for approval before trying"
" to associate them with a DID")
else:
result = cnams_controller.associate_cnam(cnam_id, did_id)
pprint.pprint(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 202 Accepted and the response body contains an attributes dictionary containing the `date_created` field and the assigned cnam object in JSON format. This request will fail if the CNAM you are trying to associate has not yet been approved.
--Associate a CNAM Record to a DID
{'data': {'attributes': {'date_created': 'Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:17:52 GMT'},
'id': 17604,
'type': 'cnam'}}
unassociate_cnam(number_id)
The method accepts a phone number as a parameter which you can learn more about in the API reference. In the following example, we we will disassociate the same phone number that we've used in the "Associate a CNAM Record with a DID" method call.
Example Request
print("\n--Unassociate a CNAM Record from a DID")
result = cnams_controller.unassociate_cnam(did_id)
pprint.pprint(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 202 Accepted and the response body contains an attributes object with the date the CNAM was requested to be disassociated from the phone number, and the updated cnam object in JSON format.
--Unassociate a CNAM Record from a DID
{'data': {'attributes': {'date_created': 'Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:17:52 GMT'},
'id': None,
'type': 'cnam'}}
delete_record(cnam_id)
The method accepts a CNAM record ID as a parameter which you can learn more about in the API reference. In the following example, we will be deleting our previously extracted cnam_id from the "List Approved CNAM Records" function call.
Example Request
print("\n--Remove a CNAM Record from your account")
result = cnams_controller.remove_cnam(cnam_id)
pprint.pprint(result)
Example Response
On success, the HTTP status code in the response header is 204 No Content which means that the server successfully processed the request and is not returning any content.
--Remove a CNAM Record from your account
''
Errors
In cases of method errors, the Python library raises an exception which includes the HTTP Response code and an error message. You can add more error logging if necessary.
Example Error
raise ErrorException('403 Forbidden – The server understood the request but refuses to authorize it.', _context)
Testing
Once you are done configuring your Flowroute API credentials and updating the function parameters, you can run any of the demo files to see them in action. The Flowroute library demo files are named after the resource they represent: <resource_name>_demo.py.
python cnam_demo.py