Lavarel Kickbox Validator
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A kickbox.io email lookup validator for form requests in laravel.
This custom validator for Laravel uses the kickbox.io API to validate that an email actual exists. Not just if it has a specific format or not, but if the email is a real email registered email., (*2)
For a working example check out Laravel Validator Example project., (*3)
Also see: Laravel Twilio Validator for phone number validation., (*4)
Step 1
Install via composer:, (*5)
composer require stuyam/laravel-kickbox-validator
Step 2
Add to your config/app.php
service provider list:, (*6)
StuYam\KickboxValidator\KickboxValidatorServiceProvider::class
Step 3
Add Kickbox credentials to your .env file:, (*7)
KICKBOX_API_KEY=xxxxxxxxxx
Step 4 (optional)
Publish the kickbox config with php artisan vendor:publish --tag=kickbox
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Usage
Add the string 'kickbox' to a form request rules or validator like so:, (*9)
<?php
namespace App\Http\Requests;
use App\Http\Requests\Request;
class EmailFormRequest extends Request
{
/**
* Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
*
* @return bool
*/
public function authorize()
{
return true;
}
/**
* Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
*
* @return array
*/
public function rules()
{
return [
'email' => 'required|kickbox'
];
}
}