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Laravel Sanctum API token authentication

PHP Dasun Kalupahana 36 views

<?php

// User model: add the HasApiTokens trait
use Laravel\Sanctum\HasApiTokens;

// Create a token
$token = $user->createToken('mobile')->plainTextToken;

// routes/api.php
Route::middleware('auth:sanctum')->get('/user', fn (Request $request) => $request->user());

Issues API tokens for mobile apps and SPAs. In Laravel 11/12, run php artisan install:api first to set up the API scaffolding.

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