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[Mail & Notifications](/categories/mail) 4. / 5. labomatik/lob ActiveLibrary[Mail & Notifications](/categories/mail) labomatik/lob ============= Lob.com notifications channel for Laravel 5.3 1.2.6(4mo ago)13.0kMITPHPPHP >=7.2.5 Since Aug 16Pushed 4mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/labomatik/lob)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/labomatik/lob)[ Docs](https://github.com/labomatik/lob)[ RSS](/packages/labomatik-lob/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (6)Versions (11)Used By (0) Lob.com notifications channel for Laravel ========================================= [](#lobcom-notifications-channel-for-laravel) Forked from laravel-notification-channels, adding back and Merge Variable for new Lob API This package makes it easy to send notifications using [Lob.com](https://lob.com/) with Laravel 5.5, 6.x and 7.x Contents -------- [](#contents) - [Installation](#installation) - [Setting up the lob.com](#setting-up-lob) - [Usage](#usage) - [Available Message methods](#available-message-methods) - [Changelog](#changelog) - [Testing](#testing) - [Security](#security) - [Contributing](#contributing) - [Credits](#credits) - [License](#license) Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can install the package via composer: ``` composer require laravel-notification-channels/lob ``` You must install the service provider: ``` // config/app.php 'providers' => [ ... NotificationChannels\Lob\LobServiceProvider::class, ], ``` ### Setting up lob [](#setting-up-lob) - Register a new account on [Lob.com](https://lob.com) - Check for [you API keys](https://dashboard.lob.com/#/settings/keys) - Finally add your API key to your `config/services.php` ``` // config/services.php ... 'lob' => [ 'api_key' => env('LOB_API_KEY'), ], ... ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) Now you can use the channel in your `via()` method inside the notification: ``` use NotificationChannels\Lob\LobChannel; use NotificationChannels\Lob\LobPostcard; use NotificationChannels\Lob\LobAddress; use Illuminate\Notifications\Notification; class AccountApproved extends Notification { public function via($notifiable) { return [LobChannel::class]; } public function toLobPostcard($notifiable) { return LobPostcard::create() ->toAddress( LobAddress::create('300 BOYLSTON AVE E') ->name('John Smith') ->city('SEATTLE') ->state('WA') ->zip('98002'); ) ->front('https://path.to/my/image/postcardfront.png') ->message('Wishing you a wonderful weekend!'); } } ``` ### Available Postcard methods [](#available-postcard-methods) - `fromAddress()` Address of the sender. - `toAddress()` Address of the receiver. - `country()` Set the country. `US` is default. - `city()` required if country is `US`. - `state()` required if country is `US`. - `zip()` required if country is `US`. - `front()` A 4.25"x6.25" or 6.25"x11.25" image to use as the front of the postcard. - `message()` The message at the back of the card. Changelog --------- [](#changelog) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently. Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` $ composer test ``` Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please email instead of using the issue tracker. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Mohamed Said](https://github.com/themsaid) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 47 — FairBetter than 94% of packages Maintenance75 Regular maintenance activity Popularity22 Limited adoption so far Community14 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity64 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 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. 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