Send SMS using TWILIO in Laravel

To put it into action, take the following steps:

• Install the TWILIO package using the command given below:
  composer require twilio/sdk
• Now, we require three credentials from the Twilio platform (https://www.twilio.com/console and https://www.twilio.com/console/phone-numbers/incoming).
  • Account SID
  • Auth Token
  • Phone Number
• Now add these keys to the.env file.
  TWILIO_SID="Account SID" TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN="Auth Token" TWILIO_NUMBER="Phone Number i.e +19122****"
• Define a private function as a helper function for sending SMS.
  private function send_message($message, $recipient)
  {
$account_sid = getenv("TWILIO_SID");
$auth_token = getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");
$twilio_number = getenv("TWILIO_NUMBER");
$client = new Client($account_sid, $auth_token);
$client->messages->create($recipient,
['from' => $twilio_number, 'body' => $message] );
}
• Now, we can call the helper function anywhere from the controller:
  $this->send_message('SMS integration implemented successfully !!', “+919876****”);

NOTE: In the case of a test account, you need to verify the recipient’s phone number.