Build a REST API with Laravel 13 & Sanctum (Tokens, Resources, Tests)

Companion repository for the Code with Antonio video course · Watch on YouTube.

Build a REST API with Laravel 13 & Sanctum: token login, clean JSON with API resources, CRUD with real status codes, abilities and tests.

What you'll build

Notes becomes a REST API for a mobile app

Lessons

#	Lesson	Video	Folder
1	Your notes, outside the browser	0:00	lessons/01-your-notes-outside-the-browser
2	Turn on the API	2:51	lessons/02-turn-on-the-api
3	Log in, get a token	5:09	lessons/03-log-in-get-a-token
4	Shape the JSON	8:16	lessons/04-shape-the-json
5	Create, update, delete in JSON	12:09	lessons/05-create-update-delete-in-json
6	Limit and revoke tokens	14:52	lessons/06-limit-and-revoke-tokens
7	Test the API	17:44	lessons/07-test-the-api

Requirements

• Laravel 13.x (13.32.0) · Sanctum 4.3.3 · PHP 8.4 · Pest 5.2.1 · SQLite
• PHP, Composer and the Laravel installer (one command, see lesson 2) or Laravel Herd
• Node.js + npm

Run the final app

cd app
composer install
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate
touch database/database.sqlite
php artisan migrate
npm install && npm run build
composer run dev

Repository structure

README.md          this file
lessons/           one folder per lesson: goal, timestamp, commands and files exactly as in the video
app/               the final working project
assets/            thumbnail

License

MIT — use it for anything, credit appreciated.

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