Laravel RESTful APIs With Sanctum Authentication

A Full CRUD API using Laravel V.12 along with Sanctum for authentication

Key Features

• Design Pattern: Follows the Repository Pattern for data access.
• RESTful Architecture: Follows standard REST principles for API design.
• Authentication: Basic setup for API authentication (e.g., Sanctum or Passport - specify if implemented).
• API Resources: Transforming models into JSON responses.
• CRUD Operations: Example endpoints for Create, Read, Update, Delete operations on resources.
• Request Validation: Input validation to ensure data integrity.
• Error Handling: Consistent error responses.

Prerequisites

• PHP (version specified in composer.json >= 8.1)
• Composer
• A database supported by Laravel (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite)

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Pog-Frog/Laravel-RESTful-APIs.git
   
   cd Laravel-RESTful-APIs

2. Install PHP Dependencies:

   composer install

3. Environment Setup:

   • Copy the example environment file:

     cp .env.example .env

   • Generate the application key:

     php artisan key:generate

   • Configure your database connection and other environment variables in the .env file (DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_DATABASE, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, etc.).

4. Database Migrations:

   • Run the database migrations to create the necessary tables:

     php artisan migrate

   • (Optional) Seed the database with initial data:

     php artisan db:seed

Running the Application

• Development Server: Start the local development server:

  php artisan serve

  The API will typically be available at http://127.0.0.1:8000 or http://localhost:8000.

• API Endpoints: Refer to the API documentation or route definitions (routes/api.php) for available endpoints.