How To Send WhatsApp Messages with Laravel

This tutorial demonstrates how to send and receive WhatsApp messages using the Vonage Messages API with a Laravel application. The process begins by setting up a Vonage API account, creating a virtual phone number, and cloning a demo Laravel repository. The application environment is configured by filling in variables for the Application ID, Private Key Path, and From Number. The `php artisan serve` command is used to start the server, and ngrok is utilized to map the public URL. Two important routes are defined: one for sending outgoing messages and another for receiving incoming webhooks triggered by Vonage. The code uses the Vonage PHP SDK to interact with the Messages API, allowing users to send and receive WhatsApp messages.