Laravel Api Kit
A modern, API-only Laravel 12 starter kit following 2024-2025 best practices.
Overview:
The Laravel API Kit is a robust and production-ready starter kit specifically designed for developers looking to build API-only applications using Laravel 12. With a focus on adhering to the latest REST API best practices for the 2024-2025 ecosystem, it offers a purely headless solution that is perfect for mobile applications, single-page applications (SPAs), and microservices architectures. This kit streamlines the development process by removing frontend dependencies and ensuring that developers can focus solely on building powerful backend APIs.
With features like token-based authentication using Laravel Sanctum, automatic API documentation, and modern testing methodologies, the Laravel API Kit stands out as an excellent choice for developers seeking a strong foundation for their next API project. The convenience of Docker integration for setting up the environment instantly enhances the user experience by enabling quick deployment.
Features:
- API-Only Architecture: Built exclusively as a headless API, this kit eliminates the need for Blade, Vite, or other frontend assets.
- Token Authentication: Implements Laravel Sanctum for secure token-based authentication, ideal for mobile applications and SPAs.
- API Versioning: Supports URI-based versioning with backward compatibility, utilizing the grazulex/laravel-apiroute package to manage multiple API versions seamlessly.
- Query Building: Leverage spatie/laravel-query-builder for advanced query capabilities, including filtering, sorting, and relationship inclusion.
- Data Objects: Implements type-safe Data Transfer Objects (DTOs) using spatie/laravel-data, ensuring data integrity and type safety throughout the application.
- Auto Documentation: Automatically generates API documentation in OpenAPI 3.1 format using dedoc/scramble, facilitating easier integration and collaboration.
- Modern Testing Framework: Utilizes Pest PHP along with Laravel HTTP testing for writing clear and concise tests, ensuring your API's robustness and reliability.
- Rate Limiting: Features configurable per-route rate limiters to manage API request volumes effectively and prevent abuse.
- Laravel
Laravel is a powerful and elegant PHP framework that provides developers with a comprehensive set of tools and features to build robust web applications. It follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern, offering a clean and organized structure for writing efficient and maintainable code.