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twilio/sdk
The official Twilio PHP SDK for sending SMS, voice calls, WhatsApp, and more via Twilio's API. Supports PHP 8.2–8.4 and installs with Composer for quick integration.
The Twilio PHP SDK (twilio/sdk) is the official PHP client library for the Twilio API. It lets you send SMS and MMS, place voice calls, and manage Twilio resources — accounts, phone numbers, recordings — from any PHP 8.2–8.4 application, including Laravel. Install with composer require twilio/sdk and authenticate using your account credentials.
- Programmable Messaging for SMS, MMS, and WhatsApp
- Programmable Voice with TwiML generation
- Webhook request validation for secure inbound calls
- Auto-generated resource classes with IDE-friendly types
- Configurable HTTP client with timeouts and edge locations
Frequently asked questions about Sdk
- How do I install twilio/sdk in a Laravel application?
- Install the official SDK with Composer by running composer require twilio/sdk. It is not a Laravel-specific package, so there is no auto-discovery, facade, or publishable config. You typically add credentials to config/services.php and bind a configured Twilio REST client in a service provider.
- Does twilio/sdk support Laravel facades or package auto-discovery?
- No. twilio/sdk is the official Twilio PHP SDK, not a Laravel package, so it does not provide a Laravel facade, auto-discovered service provider, or publishable configuration. The recommended pattern is a thin application-owned adapter or service class bound in your own service provider. This keeps Twilio calls out of controllers and models.
- Which PHP and Laravel versions does twilio/sdk support?
- The README states support for PHP 8.2, PHP 8.3, and PHP 8.4. Your Laravel version must run on one of those PHP versions, since Laravel version support is not declared directly by the SDK. Older Laravel or PHP stacks require a PHP upgrade or a verified older pinned SDK release.
- How should I configure Twilio credentials in Laravel?
- Store the account SID, auth token, messaging service SID, and optional region or edge settings in environment variables and expose them through config/services.php. Bind a configured Twilio REST client as a singleton in a service provider, then inject your own adapter rather than reading env values throughout the app. Keep secrets out of source control and plan credential rotation.
- How do I validate Twilio webhook signatures in Laravel?
- Use Twilio's request validator with your auth token, the full request URL, and the X-Twilio-Signature header before processing the webhook. Set up a dedicated Laravel route, reject invalid signatures, and queue the actual processing for reliability. Persist Twilio message SIDs so repeated webhook deliveries remain idempotent.
- Can I generate TwiML for voice calls with twilio/sdk in Laravel?
- Yes. The SDK includes TwiML generation classes, so you can build voice and IVR responses and return the generated XML from a Laravel controller. Keep TwiML routes separate from normal JSON endpoints and validate that requests are genuine Twilio webhooks. Start with a simple call flow before adding complex IVR logic.
- How do I send SMS asynchronously with twilio/sdk and Laravel queues?
- Create a queued Laravel job that calls your internal SMS adapter, which in turn uses the Twilio client to send the message. Configure retries and backoff carefully, store the returned message SID for status tracking, and avoid retrying without idempotency safeguards. This keeps outbound sends off the request path and improves reliability.
- How do I test Laravel code that uses twilio/sdk without calling Twilio?
- Wrap the SDK behind an application-owned interface, then mock or fake that interface in tests instead of making live API calls. Use Laravel queue fakes to assert jobs are dispatched and test webhook signature validation with known request data. This also lets you simulate Twilio errors and delivery failures deterministically.
- What are production risks of using twilio/sdk directly in Laravel?
- Main risks include credential leakage, unverified webhooks, duplicate webhook processing, failed message delivery, and breaking changes during major SDK upgrades. Mitigate them with a single adapter layer, signature validation, idempotency keyed by message SID, monitored queues and retries, and a pinned upgrade policy. Debug logging and PII should be controlled outside production.
- Should I use twilio/sdk or a community Laravel Twilio wrapper?
- The official twilio/sdk plus a small internal adapter is usually the safer choice because it is vendor-maintained and avoids another dependency with its own release cadence. A community Laravel wrapper may offer facades or config publishing, but it still depends on Twilio's API and can lag behind. Treat any wrapper as an additional maintenance risk and keep Twilio calls behind an application-owned interface.
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