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In this tutorial we will learn how to use sanctum in Laravel.
Sanctum is a Laravel package which provides a easy-to-use and lightweight authentication system for single-page applications (SPAs), mobile applications, and simple, token-based APIs. Sanctum uses Laravel's built-in authentication system and adds a simple, token-based authentication layer on top of it.
How to use sanctum in Laravel
To use Sanctum in Laravel, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Install sanctum package
composer require laravel/sanctum
Step 2 - Run the migrations for Sanctum:
php artisan migrate
Step 3 - Publish Sanctum's configuration file:
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Laravel\Sanctum\SanctumServiceProvider"
Step 4 - Configure your API to use Sanctum's middleware by adding the `api` middleware group to your API routes in the `routes/api.php` file:
Route::middleware('auth:sanctum')->group(function () {
// Your API routes here
});
Step 5 - In your config/auth.php file, add `sanctum` as a driver for your API guard:
'guards' => [
'api' => [
'driver' => 'sanctum',
'provider' => 'users',
'hash' => false,
],
],
Step 6 - Create an authentication token for your user:
$token = $user->createToken('token-name')->plainTextToken;
Step 7 - Use the token to authenticate API requests:
$response = $client->request('GET', '/api/user', [
'headers' => [
'Authorization' => 'Bearer '.$token,
],
]);
That's it! Now you can use Sanctum to authenticate API requests in your Laravel application.