# Send emails using Laravel with SMTP

## Prerequisites

Before you start, you'll need:

- A Resend [API key](/guides/get-started-create-an-api-key)
- A [verified domain](/guides/get-started-add-a-domain)

## Guide

::::steps
:::step{title="Setup your environment"}
First, configure your Resend SMTP details in your application's `.env` file:

```ini .env theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
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=Acme
```
:::

:::step{title="Send 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:

```php OrderShipmentController.php theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
<?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');
    }
}
```
:::
::::

## Examples

::::card-grid
:::card{title="Email Sending" href="https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/blob/main/laravel-resend-examples/app/Http/Controllers/EmailController.php" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square"}
Basic, scheduled, attachments, CID, templates, and prevent threading
:::

:::card{title="Inbound Webhooks" href="https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/blob/main/laravel-resend-examples/app/Http/Controllers/WebhookController.php" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square"}
Handle webhook events
:::

:::card{title="Double Opt-in" href="https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/blob/main/laravel-resend-examples/app/Http/Controllers/DoubleOptinController.php" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square"}
Double opt-in subscription flow
:::

:::card{title="Audiences" href="https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/blob/main/laravel-resend-examples/app/Http/Controllers/AudienceController.php" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square"}
Manage contacts and audiences
:::

:::card{title="Domains" href="https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/blob/main/laravel-resend-examples/app/Http/Controllers/DomainController.php" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square"}
Create and manage sending domains
:::
::::

## Related pages

- [Send emails with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-smtp.md)
- [Send Auth0 transactional emails with Resend](./get-started-send-with-auth0.md)
- [Send emails using Customer.io with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-customer-io-smtp.md)
- [Send emails using Django with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-django-smtp.md)
- [Send emails using Liferay with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-liferay-smtp.md)
- [Send emails using Nodemailer with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-nodemailer-smtp.md)
- [Send emails using PHPMailer with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-phpmailer-smtp.md)
- [Send emails using Rails with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-rails-smtp.md)
- [Send emails using Retool with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-retool-smtp.md)
- [Send emails using Supabase with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-supabase-smtp.md)

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