Step 3: Webhook endpoint (middleware, form request, controller, route)

app/Http/Controllers/EmailWebhookController.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Http\Requests\IncomingEmailRequest;
+use App\Jobs\ProcessIncomingEmail;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+
+class EmailWebhookController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming email webhook from MailOps.
+     *
+     * Dispatches the validated payload to a queued job for background
+     * processing and returns immediately with a 200 response.
+     */
+    public function handle(IncomingEmailRequest $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        ProcessIncomingEmail::dispatch($request->validated());
+
+        return response()->json(['status' => 'queued'], 200);
+    }
+}