Laravel Twilio – Twilio integration

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To integrate Twilio with Laravel, you can use the Twilio SDK to send SMS, make phone calls, or perform other Twilio API-related actions.

Step 1: Install the Twilio SDK

First, you need to install the Twilio PHP SDK using Composer. Run the following command:

bash

composer require twilio/sdk

1	composer require twilio/sdk

Step 2: Set Up Twilio Environment Variables

After installing the Twilio SDK, you’ll need to add your Twilio API credentials

to your .env file. You can get these credentials by logging into your Twilio account and navigating to the Dashboard.

In your .env file, add:

bash

TWILIO_SID=your_twilio_sid
TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=your_twilio_auth_token
TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER=your_twilio_phone_number

TWILIO_SID=your_twilio_sid

TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=your_twilio_auth_token

TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER=your_twilio_phone_number

Step 3: Create a Twilio Service in Laravel

To keep the code organized, you can create a TwilioService to handle Twilio interactions. Run the following command to generate a new service:

bash

php artisan make:service TwilioService

1	php artisan make:service TwilioService

Then, inside the app/Services/TwilioService.php, add the following code:

php

<?php

namespace App\Services;

use Twilio\Rest\Client;

class TwilioService
{
    protected $twilio;

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->twilio = new Client(
            env('TWILIO_SID'),
            env('TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN')
        );
    }

    /**
     * Send an SMS using Twilio
     *
     * @param string $to - The phone number to send the SMS to
     * @param string $message - The SMS content
     * @return void
     */
    public function sendSMS($to, $message)
    {
        $this->twilio->messages->create($to, [
            'from' => env('TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER'),
            'body' => $message
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * Make a call using Twilio
     *
     * @param string $to - The phone number to call
     * @param string $url - The TwiML URL that contains the call instructions
     * @return void
     */
    public function makeCall($to, $url)
    {
        $this->twilio->calls->create($to, env('TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER'), [
            'url' => $url
        ]);
    }
}

<?php

namespace App\Services;

use Twilio\Rest\Client;

class TwilioService

{

protected $twilio;

public function __construct()

{

$this->twilio = new Client(

env('TWILIO_SID'),

env('TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN')

);

}

/**

* Send an SMS using Twilio

* @param string $to - The phone number to send the SMS to

* @param string $message - The SMS content

* @return void

public function sendSMS($to, $message)

{

$this->twilio->messages->create($to, [

'from' => env('TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER'),

'body' => $message

]);

}

/**

* Make a call using Twilio

* @param string $to - The phone number to call

* @param string $url - The TwiML URL that contains the call instructions

* @return void

public function makeCall($to, $url)

{

$this->twilio->calls->create($to, env('TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER'), [

'url' => $url

]);

}

Step 4: Use the TwilioService in a Controller

Next, you can use this service in your controller to send an SMS or make a phone call. For example, if you want to send an SMS, you could do the following:

php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Services\TwilioService;

class TwilioController extends Controller
{
    protected $twilio;

    public function __construct(TwilioService $twilio)
    {
        $this->twilio = $twilio;
    }

    public function sendSMS(Request $request)
    {
        $this->twilio->sendSMS($request->input('phone_number'), 'Hello from Laravel Twilio!');

        return response()->json(['message' => 'SMS sent successfully!']);
    }

    public function makeCall(Request $request)
    {
        $url = 'https://your-twiml-url.com/voice.xml';  // Replace this with your TwiML URL
        $this->twilio->makeCall($request->input('phone_number'), $url);

        return response()->json(['message' => 'Call initiated successfully!']);
    }
}

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use App\Services\TwilioService;

class TwilioController extends Controller

{

protected $twilio;

public function __construct(TwilioService $twilio)

{

$this->twilio = $twilio;

}

public function sendSMS(Request $request)

{

$this->twilio->sendSMS($request->input('phone_number'), 'Hello from Laravel Twilio!');

return response()->json(['message' => 'SMS sent successfully!']);

}

public function makeCall(Request $request)

{

$url = 'https://your-twiml-url.com/voice.xml'; // Replace this with your TwiML URL

$this->twilio->makeCall($request->input('phone_number'), $url);

return response()->json(['message' => 'Call initiated successfully!']);

}

Step 5: Define Routes

Finally, define routes to handle these actions in routes/web.php or routes/api.php:

php

use App\Http\Controllers\TwilioController;

Route::post('/send-sms', [TwilioController::class, 'sendSMS']);
Route::post('/make-call', [TwilioController::class, 'makeCall']);

use App\Http\Controllers\TwilioController;

Route::post('/send-sms', [TwilioController::class, 'sendSMS']);

Route::post('/make-call', [TwilioController::class, 'makeCall']);

Step 6: Test the Integration

Now you can test the integration by sending POST requests to the /send-sms

or /make-call routes with a phone number as input:

For SMS: { "phone_number": "+1234567890" }
For Call: { "phone_number": "+1234567890" }

This will trigger the respective actions through Twilio.

Step 1: Install the Twilio SDK

Step 2: Set Up Twilio Environment Variables

Step 3: Create a Twilio Service in Laravel

Step 4: Use the TwilioService in a Controller

Step 5: Define Routes

Step 6: Test the Integration

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