Send emails using Laravel with SMTP
Learn how to send your first email using Laravel with SMTP.
Prerequisites
Section titled “Prerequisites”Before you start, you'll need:
- A Resend API key
- A verified domain
Setup your environment
First, configure your Resend SMTP details in your application's
.envfile:.env MAIL_MAILER=smtp MAIL_HOST=smtp.resend.com MAIL_PORT=587 MAIL_USERNAME=resend MAIL_PASSWORD=re_xxxxxxxxx MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=onboarding@resend.dev MAIL_FROM_NAME=AcmeSend an email
Now you're ready to send emails with Laravel's powerful email service. Here's an example of how to send your first email using Resend SMTP:
OrderShipmentController.php <?php namespace App\Http\Controllers; use App\Http\Controllers\Controller; use App\Mail\OrderShipped; use App\Models\Order; use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse; use Illuminate\Http\Request; use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail; class OrderShipmentController extends Controller { /** * Ship the given order. */ public function store(Request $request): RedirectResponse { $order = Order::findOrFail($request->order_id); // Ship the order... Mail::to($request->user())->send(new OrderShipped($order)); return redirect('/orders'); } }