Quickstart

This guide gives you one fast win: create one Resource and see it live in the Exo API.

Before you start

PHP 8.3+
Laravel 12 or 13

2-3 minute setup

Install Exo and run migrations

composer require exowizz/exo
php artisan exo:install

Create an API user and copy the token

php artisan exo:user

Exo shows the token once. Copy it before closing your terminal.

exo:install updates your configured local User model for Passport tokens when possible. If it cannot edit the file safely, it prints the exact User model change to make before running exo:user.

Generate your first Resource

php artisan exo:resource ContactResource --model="App\Models\Contact" --triggers=on_create,on_update,on_delete

This creates app/Exo/Resources/ContactResource.php.

Confirm the Resource is live

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
     http://your-app.test/exo-api/resources

Expected response:

{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "contact",
      "model": "App\\Models\\Contact",
      "triggers": ["on_create", "on_update", "on_delete"]
    }
  ]
}

What you just unlocked

A Resource definition for your Contact model
Exo API metadata at GET /exo-api/resources
Trigger wiring for on_create, on_update, and on_delete

Next step

Build your first full Resource

Add clean transformers, test endpoints, and understand each required Resource method.

Connect triggers to webhooks

Learn how Resource triggers become webhook deliveries.

Introduction Your first resource

Getting started

Resources

Webhooks

Advanced

Exo Cloud

Reference

Before you start

2-3 minute setup

What you just unlocked

Next step

Build your first full Resource

Connect triggers to webhooks

​Before you start

​2-3 minute setup

​What you just unlocked

​Next step

Build your first full Resource

Connect triggers to webhooks

Before you start

2-3 minute setup

What you just unlocked

Next step