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Create an Incoming Webhook to Forward SMS to Slack with Laravel
Blog post from Twilio
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Michael Jaroya
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1,113
Language
English
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Summary
This tutorial guides users through setting up an incoming webhook to forward SMS sent to a Twilio number to a Slack channel using Laravel. The process involves creating a Slack app, enabling incoming webhooks, and integrating the Twilio SDK for PHP in the Laravel application. Users must also require Guzzle dependency, update environment files with the webhook URL, create models, controllers, and endpoints to handle user inputs and send messages to the Slack channel. Additionally, users need to disable CSRF verification and configure a phone number to reply to incoming messages with a webhook. The completed code provides a functional SMS forwarding system from Twilio to Slack.