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emmaogunwobi/whatsapp-api
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The whatsapp-notification package allows Laravel applications to send WhatsApp messages via Meta’s WhatsApp Cloud API. This package provides an easy-to-use service for sending template messages, handling API authentication, and managing message logging.

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WhatsApp API by Emmanuel Ogunwobi
=================================

[](#whatsapp-api-by-emmanuel-ogunwobi)

📌 Introduction
--------------

[](#-introduction)

`whatsapp-api` is a package that enables **sending WhatsApp messages** via **Meta's WhatsApp Cloud API**. It allows you to send **text messages, template messages, and media (images, videos, documents)** directly from your Laravel application.

---

📦 Features
----------

[](#-features)

✅ **Send WhatsApp text messages**
✅ **Send WhatsApp template messages**
✅ **Send media messages (images, videos, documents)**
✅ **Uses Meta's WhatsApp Cloud API**
✅ **Simple service-based architecture**
✅ **Easy configuration using `.env`**
✅ **Supports Laravel auto-discovery**

---

📥 Installation
--------------

[](#-installation)

### Install the Package via Composer

[](#install-the-package-via-composer)

```
composer require yourvendor/whatsapp-notification
```

### Publish the Configuration File

[](#publish-the-configuration-file)

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=config
```

### Add API Credentials to .env

[](#add-api-credentials-to-env)

```
WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_facebook_whatsapp_api_access_token
WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_PHONE_ID=your_whatsapp_business_phone_id
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Use the WhatsAppService

[](#use-the-whatsappservice)

Inject the WhatsAppService into your controller:

```
use Emmaogunwobi\WhatsAppApi\Services\WhatsAppService;

class WhatsAppController extends Controller
{
    protected $whatsappService;

    public function __construct(WhatsAppService $whatsappService)
    {
        $this->whatsappService = $whatsappService;
    }

    public function sendWhatsAppMessage()
    {
        $recipient = '2348123456789'; // WhatsApp number in international format
        $message = "Hello! This is a test message from Laravel.";

        $response = $this->whatsappService->sendMessage($recipient, $message);

        return response()->json($response);
    }
}
```

### Call the API

[](#call-the-api)

Start your Laravel app:

```
php artisan serve
```

Send a request

```
http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/send-whatsapp
```

Available Methods
-----------------

[](#available-methods)

### Send a Custom Text Message

[](#send-a-custom-text-message)

```
$response = $whatsappService->sendMessage('2348123456789', 'Hello from Laravel!');
```

### 2️⃣ Send a WhatsApp Template Message

[](#2️⃣-send-a-whatsapp-template-message)

```
$response = $whatsappService->sendTemplateMessage('2348123456789', 'hello_world');
```

### 3️⃣ Send a Media Message (Image, Video, Document)

[](#3️⃣-send-a-media-message-image-video-document)

```
$response = $whatsappService->sendMediaMessage('2348123456789', 'https://example.com/image.jpg', 'image');
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance46

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

434d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a2d3596d40f0524bf1f8300edce57faeda972783d65bda5524e3b758dc9f7f8f?d=identicon)[haiman4real](/maintainers/haiman4real)

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Top Contributors

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