Key Takeaways
- laravel frameworks how to document runbooks: last-seen owner, SIM top-up, OEM exemptions, and who may pause Horizon — written before the 2 a.m. page.
- Do not rewrite /blog/laravel-sms-gateway. This spoke is the binder, not the architecture.
- A green queue with a dead phone is still an incident. The runbook says pick up the cable.
- Priced by devices and SMS send volume. You use your own phone and operator SMS credit.
- Free 300 SMS lifetime is for proving the canary step in the book.
- PHP HTTPS lives on /codebase-php — not a Complete Laravel SDK.
Laravel SMS runbooks exist because Horizon was quiet and nobody knew which nightstand held the OTP phone. Hub: Laravel SMS gateway. Device health. Compliance gate.
Priced by devices and SMS send volume. You use your own phone and operator SMS credit.
If the only copy of the pairing PIN is in a departed contractor's Photos app, you do not have a runbook. You have a lottery.
Runbooks beat Slack archaeology
On-call should not grep #eng for “which SIM.” Write owners. Link setup.
What the runbook must name
| Item | Owner field | Fail closed |
|---|---|---|
| OTP phone location + charger | Named human | Unknown drawer |
| Last-seen alert | Pager | Horizon-only health |
| SIM / airtime | Finance + ops | “Data still works” |
| Pause bulk | Who may stop the worker | OTP sharing the queue |
| Spare device slot | Paired today? | Dead spare in a box |
Pages that are not a runbook
README, Notion dump, and a recorded Zoom. Keep a one-pager that survives a new hire.
OTP vs promo pages
Separate contacts. OTP. Promo STOP lives on another page.
Laravel hub vs this how-to
Jobs and HTTPS stay on the hub. This page is who walks to the cable.
REST samples, not an SDK
PHP HTTPS samples. Docs: Developer Center.
Checklist
- Owners named, not “the Laravel person.”
- Canary number in the book.
- OEM exemption steps per phone model.
- Airtime ≠ data.
- Pause-bulk vs never-pause-OTP.
- Reviewed after every SIM swap.
Next steps
Write the one-pager, then device rotation. Devices + volume.
Related product pages
Jump to the live product docs for this topic—not another long-form article.
- SMS API documentationLive endpoint reference
- PHP REST send samplesPHP code examples
- device and SMS volume pricingPlans and allowances
- Android SMS gateway product guideDefinition, product, and how to buy
