Hello developers, In this article, we'll see laravel 11 REST API authentication using Sanctum. Laravel Sanctum provides a featherweight authentication system for SPAs (single page applications), mobile applications, and simple, token-based APIs.
In this guide, I'll give step by step instructions to create REST API Authentication in laravel 11. Also, we'll install Laravel Sanctum via the install:api Artisan command.
Step 1: Install Laravel 11
Step 2: Install Sanctum API
Step 3: Sanctum Configuration
Step 4: Create a Model and Migration
Step 5: Create API Routes
Step 6: Create Controller Files
Step 7: Run the Laravel 11 Application