Laravel 10 Send SMS with Twilio Integration

I'll use Twilio & its a versatile cloud communication tool that enables you to add SMS, voice, and video to your app. In this tutorial, I'll demonstrate how to send SMS messages using Twilio's API credentials in Laravel 10.

Follow these easy steps:

Step 1: Begin Your Laravel Project

First, create a new Laravel project by running this command in your terminal or command prompt:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel projectName

Step 2: Set Up Twilio Account

Sign up for a Twilio account at www.twilio.com. After creating an account, add a Twilio phone number. Then, find your Account SID, Auth Token, and phone number. Add them to your .env file like this:

TWILIO_SID=YOUR_TWILIO_SID
TWILIO_TOKEN=YOUR_TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN
TWILIO_FROM=YOUR_TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER

Step 3: Install Twilio SDK

To utilize Twilio's API, install the twilio/sdk composer package. Run this command:

composer require twilio/sdk

Step 4: Create Your Route

Add a new route in the routes/web.php file for the SMS functionality:

use App\Http\Controllers\SmsController;
 
Route::get('sms-text', [SmsController::class, 'sendText']);

Step 5: Build a Controller

Create a new SmsController in the app/Http/Controllers directory. Add the sendText method:

namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Twilio\Rest\Client;
 
class SmsController extends Controller
{
    public function sendText()
    {
        $recipientNumber = "RECIPIENT_PHONE_NUMBER";
        $messageContent = "This is a test message from YourWebsite.com";
 
        try {
            $accountSid = getenv("TWILIO_SID");
            $authToken = getenv("TWILIO_TOKEN");
            $twilioPhoneNumber = getenv("TWILIO_FROM");
 
            $client = new Client($accountSid, $authToken);
            $client->messages->create($recipientNumber, [
                'from' => $twilioPhoneNumber,
                'body' => $messageContent
            ]);
 
            return response('SMS sent successfully.');
 
        } catch (\Exception $e) {
            return response("Error: " . $e->getMessage());
        }
    }
}

Now, run the app and test the SMS sending feature.

In this tutorial, I showed you how to easily integrate Twilio SMS into your Laravel 10 app. By following these steps, you can quickly set up and send SMS messages, enhancing communication within your application.

If its not working, please feel free to comments or knock me hello@rathik.dev