🧪 Laravel Fortify API Authentication Demo

This repo demonstrates how to build a headless Laravel backend using Fortify and Sanctum, ideal for use with React, Vue, or mobile frontends.

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🚀 Tech Stack

• Laravel 11
• Laravel Fortify
• Laravel Sanctum
• Stateless API with Token-based auth
• SQLite (for local testing)

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✨ Features

• ✅ API registration & login
• ✅ Sanctum token-based authentication
• ✅ Auth-protected /user endpoint
• ✅ Password reset endpoints (optional)
• ✅ Ready for React/Vue frontend consumption

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⚙️ Setup

1. Clone

git clone https://github.com/dipankar77/laravel-auth-fortify-api.git
cd laravel-auth-fortify-api
2. Install
composer install
cp .env.example .env
touch database/database.sqlite
php artisan migrate
3. Run Locally
php artisan serve
📬 Test with API Client (Postman or cURL)
Login:
POST /login
{
  "email": "test@example.com",
  "password": "password"
}
Get Authenticated User:
GET /api/user
Authorization: Bearer {token}
🔒 API Security Notes
•	Sanctum is used for SPA/token-based auth
•	CSRF/token protection is configured for API context
•	Extensible for JWT-based or OAuth if needed
🧱 Next Step
You can now connect this API backend to a React or Vue frontend for complete decoupled authentication.
📄 License
MIT — Use, adapt, and share freely.
Part of my professional Laravel portfolio. Full collection: github.com/dipankar77
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### 1. 🔧 Laravel Backend Projects

| [laravel-auth-fortify-api](https://github.com/dipankar77/laravel-auth-fortify-api) | Headless API auth using Laravel Fortify + Sanctum, ideal for SPAs or mobile |