README

A simple package to upload your images to the ImgBB server without any fuss.This package will save your server bandwidth . Where 'ImgBB' is a Free image hosting and sharing service, upload pictures, photo host that Offers integration solutions for uploading images to forums.

Installation

You can install the ImgBB via composer:

composer require 101infotech/imgbb

Then publish the config file using:

php artisan vendor:publish  --tag="ImgBB"

Uploading images

Use the following methods to upload your image to ImgBB:

• Get API key from ImgBB
• Put your API key in the '.env' file with 'IMGBB_API_KEY' variable
• You are good to go!

Upload image

To upload an image to ImgBB, use the following command:

ImgBB::image($request->file('image'), 'image_name', expiration_in_seconds);

Datatypes Object $image, String image_name, Int expiration_in_seconds.
Remember 'image_name' and 'expiration_in_seconds' are optional.

Upload Image URL

To upload an image from URL, use the following command:

ImgBB::url('https://i.ibb.co/SdHW3ch/chart-1641904891.png', 'image_name', expiration_in_seconds);

Datatypes String image_url, String image_name, Int expiration_in_seconds.
Remember 'image_name' and 'expiration_in_seconds' are optional.

Response

After a successful upload, ImgBB returns a JSON response with the following fields:

{
  "data": {
    "id": "2ndCYJK",
    "title": "c1f64245afb2",
    "url_viewer": "https://ibb.co/2ndCYJK",
    "url": "https://i.ibb.co/w04Prt6/c1f64245afb2.gif",
    "display_url": "https://i.ibb.co/98W13PY/c1f64245afb2.gif",
    "size": "42",
    "time": "1552042565",
    "expiration": "0",
    "image": {
      "filename": "c1f64245afb2.gif",
      "name": "c1f64245afb2",
      "mime": "image/gif",
      "extension": "gif",
      "url": "https://i.ibb.co/w04Prt6/c1f64245afb2.gif"
    },
    "thumb": {
      "filename": "c1f64245afb2.gif",
      "name": "c1f64245afb2",
      "mime": "image/gif",
      "extension": "gif",
      "url": "https://i.ibb.co/2ndCYJK/c1f64245afb2.gif"
    },
    "medium": {
      "filename": "c1f64245afb2.gif",
      "name": "c1f64245afb2",
      "mime": "image/gif",
      "extension": "gif",
      "url": "https://i.ibb.co/98W13PY/c1f64245afb2.gif"
    },
    "delete_url": "https://ibb.co/2ndCYJK/670a7e48ddcb85ac340c717a41047e5c"
  },
  "success": true,
  "status": 200
}

Change Log

v1.0.0: Initial release.
v1.0.1: Added image 'name' and 'expiration'.
v1.1.0: Added publishable config file.