{"id":1126,"date":"2024-08-07T05:38:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T05:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appfinz.com\/blogs\/?p=1126"},"modified":"2025-05-15T04:52:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T04:52:37","slug":"login-with-api-using-laravel-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appfinz.com\/blogs\/login-with-api-using-laravel-11\/","title":{"rendered":"User Login with API Using Laravel 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello Artisans, making User Login with API Using Laravel 11<\/strong> is very easy, In this blog, i will complete explain you that how you can implement and create a User Login with API Using Laravel 11<\/strong>, This in detailed Laravel API for User Creations involves setting up authentication, creating the necessary routes, controllers, and request handling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Install Laravel Sanctum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Laravel Sanctum provides a lightweight authentication system for SPAs (single page applications), mobile applications, and simple, token-based APIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, install Sanctum via Composer:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

composer require laravel\/sanctum<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Publish the Sanctum Configuration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Publish the Sanctum configuration<\/a> file using the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Laravel\\Sanctum\\SanctumServiceProvider"<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Configure Database First and Then we will do migrations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DB_CONNECTION=mysql\nDB_HOST=127.0.0.1\nDB_PORT=3306\nDB_DATABASE=your_database_name\nDB_USERNAME=your_database_username\nDB_PASSWORD=your_database_password\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Run the Sanctum migrations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
php artisan migrate<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Read Also:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Differences between PUT and PATCH? in laravel<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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Paypal Payment Gateway Integration in Laravel 11<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Step 3: Configure Sanctum Middleware<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Add Sanctum’s middleware to your api<\/code> middleware group within your app\/Http\/Kernel.php<\/code> file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'api' => [\n    \\Laravel\\Sanctum\\Http\\Middleware\\EnsureFrontendRequestsAreStateful::class,\n    'throttle:api',\n    \\Illuminate\\Routing\\Middleware\\SubstituteBindings::class,\n],\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Step 4: Update User Model<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Ensure your User<\/code> model uses the HasApiTokens<\/code> trait provided by Sanctum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
namespace App\\Models;\n\nuse Illuminate\\Foundation\\Auth\\User as Authenticatable;\nuse Laravel\\Sanctum\\HasApiTokens;\n\nclass User extends Authenticatable\n{\n    use HasApiTokens, Notifiable;\n\n    \/\/ Other model properties and methods\n}\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Step 5: Create Auth Controller<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Create an AuthController<\/code> to handle user registration, login, and logout:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
php artisan make:controller AuthController<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
In AuthController.php<\/code>, implement the following methods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
namespace App\\Http\\Controllers;\n\nuse Illuminate\\Http\\Request;\nuse Illuminate\\Support\\Facades\\Auth;\nuse App\\Models\\User;\nuse Illuminate\\Support\\Facades\\Hash;\nuse Illuminate\\Validation\\ValidationException;\n\nclass AuthController extends Controller\n{\n    public function register(Request $request)\n    {\n        $request->validate([\n            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',\n            'email' => 'required|string|email|max:255|unique:users',\n            'password' => 'required|string|min:8|confirmed',\n        ]);\n\n        $user = User::create([\n            'name' => $request->name,\n            'email' => $request->email,\n            'password' => Hash::make($request->password),\n        ]);\n\n        return response()->json(['message' => 'User registered successfully']);\n    }\n\n    public function login(Request $request)\n    {\n        $request->validate([\n            'email' => 'required|string|email',\n            'password' => 'required|string',\n        ]);\n\n        $user = User::where('email', $request->email)->first();\n\n        if (! $user || ! Hash::check($request->password, $user->password)) {\n            throw ValidationException::withMessages([\n                'email' => ['The provided credentials are incorrect.'],\n            ]);\n        }\n\n        $token = $user->createToken('auth_token')->plainTextToken;\n\n        return response()->json(['access_token' => $token, 'token_type' => 'Bearer']);\n    }\n\n    public function logout(Request $request)\n    {\n        $request->user()->tokens()->delete();\n\n        return response()->json(['message' => 'Logged out successfully']);\n    }\n}\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Step 6: Define Routes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Add routes for user registration, login, and logout in routes\/api.php<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
use App\\Http\\Controllers\\AuthController;\n\nRoute::post('register', [AuthController::class, 'register']);\nRoute::post('login', [AuthController::class, 'login']);\n\nRoute::middleware('auth:sanctum')->group(function () {\n    Route::post('logout', [AuthController::class, 'logout']);\n});\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Step 7: Test Your API<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You can use tools like Postman <\/a><\/strong>or cURL to test your API endpoints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n