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Prerequisites

To get the most out of this guide, you will need to:

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1. Install

First, install Resend for Laravel using the Composer package manager:

Composer
composer require resend/resend-laravel

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2. Configuration

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API key

Next, you should configure your Resend API key in your application’s .env file:

.env
RESEND_API_KEY=re_123456789

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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:

mail.php
'resend' => [
    'transport' => 'resend',
],

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

.env
MAIL_MAILER=resend
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS="noreply@resend.dev"
MAIL_FROM_NAME=Resend

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3. Send an email

Resend for Laravel provides two convenient ways to send emails, using Laravel’s email service or the Resend API facade.

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Using the Mail Facade

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');
    }
}

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Using the Resend Facade

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 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::email()->send([
            'from' => 'from@example.com',
            'to' => $request->user()->email,
            'subject' => 'hello world',
            'html' => (new OrderShipped($order))->render(),
        ])
 
        return redirect('/orders');
    }
}

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4. Try it yourself

Laravel Example

See the full source code.