How to use Guzzle HTTP client request in Laravel

A Guzzle is a PHP HTTP CLIENT that we use to send HTTP requests for trivial integration with web services, such as:

• PATCH
• PUT
• GET
• DELETE
• POSTS

If you’ve used the bulk SMS services, you may have come across a Guzzle. In this shot, you will learn how to use Guzzle to send the HTTPHyperText Transfer Protocol request.

How to use Guzzle

Step 1: Install Guzzle package

Use the composer to install the guzzle package and run the following command:

composer require guzzlehttp/guzzle

Step 2: Do a demo request

The get() method

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public function getGuzzleRequest()
{
    $client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();
    $request = $client->get('http://example.com');// Url of your choosing
    $response = $request->getBody();
   
    dd($response);
}

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Explanation

In the code above, we perform a simple get() request.

Here, we try to get data from a third party URIUniversal Resource Identifier.

In the code above, we used example.com. You will probably use a URLUniveral Resource Language as it applies to your own application.

Then execute a dd()dump and die response.

The post() method

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public function postGuzzleRequest()
{
    $client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();
    $url = "http://example.com/api/posts";
   
    $data['name'] = "LaravelCode";
    $request = $client->post($url,  ['body'=>$data]);
    $response = $request->send();
  
    dd($response);
}

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Explanation

In the code above, I send data to http://example.com/api/posts. I also dump and die the response dd(＄response).

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I prefer using guzzle in place of curl. But you can check out my shot on How to use curl in Laravel to figure out which one works for you.