laravel token authentication
# Database Preparation // add api_token to users table Schema::table('users', function ($table) { $table->string('api_token', 80)->after('password') ->unique() ->nullable() ->default(null); }); // Create token for existing users, code can also be added to registerController $token = Str::random(60); $user = User::find(1); $user->api_token = hash('sha256', $token); // <- This will be used in client access $user->save(); //config/auth.php 'guards' => [ 'web' => [ 'driver' => 'session', 'provider' => 'users', ], 'api' => [ 'driver' => 'token', // <- Add this entry 'provider' => 'users', 'hash' => false, ], ], //routes/api.php // Add "middleware('auth:api')" as below Route::middleware('auth:api')->get('/user', function (Request $request) { return $request->user(); }); //client access example (in Vue js) axios.get('http://example.com/api/user', { headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer '+ 'user-api-token' } } ) .then(function (response) { // handle success console.log(response); }) .catch(function (error) { // handle error console.log(error); })