# Send emails with Laravel

## 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)

Prefer watching a video? Check out this video walkthrough below.

[YouTube video player](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUTeIIt982w)

## Guide

:::::steps
:::step{title="Install"}
First, install Resend for Laravel using the Composer package manager:

```bash Composer theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
composer require resend/resend-laravel
```
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::::step{title="Configuration"}
### API key

Next, configure your Resend API key in your application's `.env` file:

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

:::callout{intent="note"}
If you've upgraded your Laravel project from an older version (pre-5.5) and haven't enabled auto service provider discovery, you'll need to manually register the Resend service provider. Add the provider to the `providers` array in your `config/app.php` file:

```php config/app.php theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
'providers' => [
    // ... other providers
    Resend\Laravel\ResendServiceProvider::class,
],
```

Without this registration, the Facade may reference the core Resend PHP client instead of the Resend Laravel library, causing unexpected behavior.
:::

### Mail driver

To use Resend as your mail driver, first create a new mailer definition, in the `mailers` array within your application's `config/mail.php` configuration file:

```php mail.php theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
'resend' => [
    'transport' => 'resend',
],
```

Next, update your application's `.env` file to use the Resend mail driver:

```ini .env theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
MAIL_MAILER=resend
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=onboarding@resend.dev
MAIL_FROM_NAME=Acme
```
::::

:::step{title="Send an email"}
Resend for Laravel provides two convenient ways to send emails, using Laravel's email service or the `Resend` API facade.

### Using the Mail Facade

```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');
    }
}
```

### Using the Resend Facade

```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 Resend\Laravel\Facades\Resend;

class OrderShipmentController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Ship the given order.
     */
    public function store(Request $request): RedirectResponse
    {
        $order = Order::findOrFail($request->order_id);

        // Ship the order...

        Resend::emails()->send([
            'from' => 'Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>',
            'to' => [$request->user()->email],
            'subject' => 'hello world',
            'html' => (new OrderShipped($order))->render(),
        ])

        return redirect('/orders');
    }
}
```
:::

::::step{title="Receiving webhook requests"}
By default, Resend for Laravel includes a webhook controller to respond to the `/resend/webhook` URL path. The controller will dispatch a Laravel event that corresponds to a Resend event. For example, an `email.delivered` event type will send an `EmailDelivered` Laravel event.

### Register the webhook endpoint

Register your publicly accessible HTTPS URL in the Resend dashboard.

:::callout{intent="tip"}
For development, you can create a tunnel to your localhost server using a tool like
[ngrok](https://ngrok.com/download) or [VS Code Port Forwarding](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/debugtest/port-forwarding). These tools serve your local dev environment at a public URL you can use to test your local webhook endpoint.

Example: `https://example123.ngrok.io/api/webhook`
:::

![Add Webhook](../img/site-assets/mintcdn.com/resend/OWNnQaVDyqcGyhhN/images/laravel-create-webhook-d6smc2.png)

### CSRF protection

Webhook requests from Resend need to bypass Laravel's CSRF protection. Be sure to list the URI as an exception in your application's `App\Http\Middleware\VerifyCsrfToken` middleware or list the route outside of the web middleware group:

```php theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
protected $except = [
    'resend/*',
];
```

### Verifying webhook signatures

To enable webhook verification, ensure that the `RESEND_WEBHOOK_SECRET` environment variable is set in your application's `.env` file. The **Signing secret** can be retrieved from your [Resend dashboard](https://resend.com/webhooks).
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## 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="Inbound Email" href="https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/blob/main/laravel-resend-examples/app/Http/Controllers/InboundController.php" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square"}
Receive and process inbound emails
:::

:::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
:::
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## Related pages

- [Send emails with PHP](./get-started-send-with-php.md)
- [Send emails with Symfony](./get-started-send-with-symfony.md)

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