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alphagov/notifications-php-client
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PHP client for GOV.UK Notifications

7.0.0(3mo ago)11640.2k—7.8%15[1 issues](https://github.com/alphagov/notifications-php-client/issues)1MITPHPPHP ^8.0CI failing

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GOV.UK Notify PHP client
========================

[](#govuk-notify-php-client)

Use this client to send emails, text messages and letters using the [GOV.UK Notify](https://www.notifications.service.gov.uk) API.

Useful links:

- [Documentation](https://docs.notifications.service.gov.uk/php.html)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/alphagov/notifications-php-client/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Contributing to this client](https://github.com/alphagov/notifications-php-client/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)

###  Health Score

63

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FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance81

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity47

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community32

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity80

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor5

5 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~168 days

Recently: every ~290 days

Total

20

Last Release

90d ago

Major Versions

2.1.2 → 3.0.02020-03-02

3.2.0 → 4.0.02022-04-07

4.2.0 → 5.0.02022-12-16

5.0.0 → 6.0.02024-01-04

6.2.0 → 7.0.02026-02-18

PHP version history (5 changes)1.1.0PHP &gt;=5.4

4.0.1PHP &gt;=7.1

4.1.0PHP ^7.1|^8.0

5.0.0PHP ^7.2|^8.0

7.0.0PHP ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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