# Laravel integration
Use Laravel's HTTP client from a server controller and keep the key in configuration.
In a fresh Laravel application set `METAPHRASE_API_KEY` in private `.env`. Add this entry to the array returned by `config/services.php`, preserving your other service settings:
```php
'metaphrase' => [
'key' => env('METAPHRASE_API_KEY'),
'base_url' => env('METAPHRASE_BASE_URL', 'https://metaphrase.msalman.com'),
],
```
Save as `app/Http/Controllers/MetaPhraseController.php`:
```php
validate(['text'=>['required','string','max:20000']]);
$key = config('services.metaphrase.key');
if (!$key) return response()->json(['error'=>['message'=>'The backend key is not configured.']],503);
try {
$result = Http::withToken($key)->acceptJson()->timeout(250)
->post(rtrim(config('services.metaphrase.base_url'),'/').'/api/v1/paraphrase',[
'text'=>$data['text'],'mode'=>'standard','stream'=>false,
]);
return response()->json($result->json(),$result->status())
->header('Cache-Control','no-store');
} catch (\Illuminate\Http\Client\ConnectionException $error) {
return response()->json(['error'=>['message'=>'The writing service could not be reached.']],502);
}
}
}
```
For a fresh example, `routes/web.php` can contain:
```php
middleware('throttle:15,1');
```
Save as `resources/views/writer.blade.php`:
```html
My paraphraser
My paraphraser
```
Run `php artisan config:clear` after changing local configuration, then `php artisan serve`. Laravel's web CSRF middleware and throttle remain enabled. For production configure your application's authentication, trusted proxies and shared throttle store as usual. The browser receives no API key. The Blade `{{ csrf_token() }}` expression is Laravel syntax and must remain unchanged.