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Integrating Lalamove API in PHP: A Step-by-Step Guide
This guide will show you how to integrate Lalamove’s API into your PHP application.
3 min readOct 16, 2024
Introduction
Lalamove is a popular logistics platform that provides on-demand delivery services across several regions. Integrating the Lalamove API into a PHP application allows businesses to streamline their delivery operations, automate bookings, and track deliveries in real time.
Prerequisites
- Lalamove API credentials: You’ll need to sign up for a Lalamove account and get API credentials from the Lalamove developer portal.
- PHP: Make sure you have PHP installed on your system.
- cURL: cURL is required to make HTTP requests from PHP.
- Composer: (Optional) For handling external libraries.
Steps to Integrate Lalamove API in PHP
1. Set Up Lalamove API Credentials
To interact with the Lalamove API, you need to acquire API keys (API Key and Secret). Lalamove provides a sandbox and production environment. Start with the sandbox environment for testing purposes.