REST API (Laravel)

This is a simple Laravel-based REST API project that supports token-based authentication (via Laravel Sanctum) along with full CRUD operations for products. It's built to demonstrate how to structure a clean, secure REST API in Laravel.

What's included

• Authentication — Register, login, logout, and fetch the currently logged-in user's details (powered by Sanctum tokens).
• Products CRUD — Create, list, view, update, and delete products.
• Protected routes — Product and user-related routes are only accessible to authenticated users.

Getting it running

1. Clone the repo

   git clone <repo-url>
   cd rest-api

2. Install dependencies

   composer install

3. Set up your environment file

   cp .env.example .env

   Open .env and update your database credentials (DB_DATABASE, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD).

4. Generate the app key

   php artisan key:generate

5. Run the migrations (this creates the users, products, and personal_access_tokens tables, among others)

   php artisan migrate

6. Start the server

   php artisan serve

   The API will now be available at http://127.0.0.1:8000/api.

API Endpoints (quick overview)

Method	Endpoint	Description	Auth required?
POST	/api/register	Register a new user	No
POST	/api/login	Log in and get a token	No
POST	/api/logout	Log out	Yes
POST	/api/user	Get logged-in user's details	Yes
GET	/api/products	List all products	Yes
POST	/api/products	Create a new product	Yes
GET	/api/products/{id}	View a single product	Yes
PUT	/api/products/{id}	Update a product	Yes
DELETE	/api/products/{id}	Delete a product	Yes

For every authenticated request, pass the token in the header like this:

Authorization: Bearer <your-token>

You'll get this token back in the response after logging in.